OpenAI introduces LifeVal personal task evaluation

OpenAI has introduced LifeVal, an evaluation framework designed to measure model performance on everyday personal tasks such as childcare, healthcare, education, and personal finance. Developed using data from time-use surveys and a new demographically representative survey, the evaluation tracks how well models help users navigate decisions and manage responsibilities. The company states that recent models score highly on these tasks, reflecting progress toward building agentic personal assistants. Open article →