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What Exactly Is The ARC-AGI Test?

Successful models demonstrate they’ve learned formulas, not just facts, and can apply them in new scenarios.

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Apr 18, 2025
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AI research firms keep telling us AGI is around the corner, and they’ve pointed to their improving performance on the ARC-AGI tests as evidence.

OpenAI’s o3 model, for instance, scored 75.7% on the ARC-AGI-1 test last year, a mark the foundation behind the prize called “a remarkable achievement” and a once-unthinkable milestone.

But what exactly is the test? And is high performance on this benchmark an indication that AGI is approaching?

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