Simon Willison • 11/12/2025

Agentic Pelican on a Bicycle

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An analysis of an experiment by Robert Glaser applying an agentic loop to the 'pelican on a bicycle' drawing benchmark. The test evaluated if vision models like Claude Opus could iteratively improve an SVG drawing by rendering it and using feedback. The conclusion was skeptical, as most models only made minor tweaks without fundamentally changing the core composition established in the first iteration.

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