Aerial view of a complex maze with multi-colored walls filling the frame

What’s happening with the ARC-AGI prize? Well, the 2026 contest launched in March, and applicants have until November 8 to turn in designs.

I wrote about the ARC AGI challenge a couple of years ago, and the work of Francois Chollet and others in exploring how to measure AGI. That work continues, as the singularity nears, according to many of those close to the AI race.

Today I wanted to write a little about the methodology of the people at ARC-AGI, and the underlying philosophy that drives it, because I think that it is really fascinating from a neuroscience perspective.

Explaining ARC-AGI Research