
ARC-AGI-3 Launches - AI Agents Must Learn, Not Memorize
ARC Prize Foundation launched ARC-AGI-3 today with a fully open-source agent toolkit. The best AI in the preview phase scored 12.58% against a human baseline of 100%.
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ARC Prize Foundation launched ARC-AGI-3 today with a fully open-source agent toolkit. The best AI in the preview phase scored 12.58% against a human baseline of 100%.

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