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OpenAI’s AGI number came from a harness, not the model

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OpenAI declared the AGI era on the strength of a 99.9% score. Run the same model through the benchmark’s own software, and it scores 62.7%. The gap is not a rounding error or a rival’s complaint. It comes from the organisation that built the test. ARC Prize published both numbers on the day GPT-6 A…

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  1. 2026-09-06 12:23 · The Next Web
    OpenAI’s AGI number came from a harness, not the model

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