AI Models Pass Hardest CFA Exam in Minutes, Test That Takes Humans 1,000 Hours of Study
Cutting-edge AI models now pass the grueling CFA Level III exam in minutes—a financial certification that demands 1,000 hours of human study—with researchers testing 23 language models and finding that advanced systems like o4-mini and Gemini 2.5 Pro successfully tackle complex analytical reasoning that stumped AI just two years ago.