Google DeepMind has published a cognitive taxonomy for evaluating progress toward AGI and paired it with a Kaggle hackathon to build new benchmarks. The framework maps AI systems against human baselines across 10 cognitive abilities instead of relying on a single headline score.
Google DeepMind published a new framework for evaluating progress toward AGI on March 17, 2026. The proposal tries to shift the discussion from single benchmark scores toward a structured map of human-like cognitive capabilities.
Google DeepMind said on X that it is launching a Kaggle hackathon with $200,000 in prizes to build new cognitive evaluations for AI. The linked Google post says the effort is part of a broader framework for measuring AGI progress across 10 cognitive abilities rather than a single benchmark.
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