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$1m prize for AI that can solve puzzles that are simple for humans

Deducing the correct pattern that links pairs of coloured grids is relatively easy for most people, but relies on skills that artificial intelligence models lack. A new $1 million prize hopes to encourage the development of an AI that can solve such puzzles

By Alex Wilkins

25 June 2024

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Can you solve this puzzle?

Mike Knoop

A set of puzzles that will challenge even today’s most sophisticated artificial intelligence models, while being relatively easy for people, aims to encourage AI developers to create new techniques. Any AI that solves the puzzles will net its creators a share of a $1 million prize fund.

Companies like OpenAI already claim that their AI models, like GPT-4, exhibit “human-level performance” on real-world tests, such as university admission exams or the bar exam for lawyers. But this isn’t because the models are reasoning intelligently like humans, says Mike Knoop at…

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