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🧪 Every Frontier AI Model Just Scored Under 1% on a New Intelligence Test

The ARC Prize Foundation launched ARC-AGI-3, a benchmark that tests whether AI can learn on the fly by solving puzzles in unfamiliar environments. Every major model failed. Every human passed.

The Decode:

1. All Top Models Scored Near Zero - Gemini 3.1 Pro scored 0.37%. GPT-5.4 hit 0.26%. Claude Opus 4.6 managed 0.25%. Grok 4.2 scored 0%. Meanwhile, 100% of human testers solved every environment on their first attempt with no instructions.

2. This Isn't the Same as Previous Benchmarks - On ARC-AGI-2, these same models score between 65-85%. ARC-AGI-3 is fundamentally different. It tests 135 novel interactive environments where agents must adapt in real time, not pattern-match from training data.

3. The Methodology Is Controversial - Scoring uses a squared efficiency penalty that critics say is designed to produce low numbers. Extended-thinking models were excluded. Some argue the benchmark is unfair by design.

ARC founder François Chollet's core argument: today's models only perform well when humans build scaffolding around them. If it's truly AGI, there should be no human in the loop. With OpenAI renaming its division "AGI Deployment" and a $2M Kaggle prize now live, this benchmark is a direct challenge to the industry's biggest claims. You can play it here. 

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✨How to Run Tasks on Your Computer From Your Phone With Claude

Text a task. Leave your desk. Come back to finished work. Here's how to set it up.

Step 1: Enable Claude Computer Download the Claude desktop app at claude.ai/download. Go to Settings > Desktop App > General > turn on Browser Use > turn on Computer Use. Pro ($20) or Max ($100) plan required.

Step 2: Set up Dispatch Open the Claude desktop app, click Dispatch in the left sidebar, and connect your phone (iOS or Android). This links your phone to your desktop session.

Step 3: Send a task from your phone Text Claude exactly what you need. Be specific — which file, which app, which meeting. Vague instructions produce vague results.

The magic prompt: "Hey Claude, [do this task]. I'm away from my desk."

If Claude can't use a connector like Slack or Calendar, add: "Use my computer directly."

Step 4: Let Claude work Claude opens apps, finds files, switches tools, and completes the task using your actual machine, not copies. It asks permission before touching anything new.

Step 5: Come back to finished work Add "Text me when it's done" to get a notification. Review the output on your Mac when you're back.

Things worth trying: export a deck as PDF and attach it to a calendar invite, pull metrics into a weekly report, organize your Downloads folder, or update your calendar from Slack messages. You can try Claude Computer here.

⚡ Google's TurboQuant Compresses AI Memory 6x With Zero Accuracy Loss

Google Research introduced TurboQuant, an algorithm that shrinks the memory AI models use during long conversations by over 6x while losing almost no accuracy. It also speeds up processing up to 8x on Nvidia H100 chips.

The Decode:

Why This Problem Matters - AI models keep a running log of every conversation. As chats get longer, that storage balloons, slowing responses and driving up costs. TurboQuant compresses that log down to 3 bits without any retraining or fine-tuning.

It Scored Perfectly on the Hardest Tests - On needle-in-haystack benchmarks, which test whether a model can find one detail buried in massive text, TurboQuant lost zero accuracy. It also delivered up to 8x faster processing with no extra runtime cost.

It Beats Rivals in Search Too - TurboQuant outperformed existing methods in vector search, the technology behind semantic matching in search engines. It achieved better recall without needing dataset-specific tuning that competitors rely on.

The paper, set for ICLR 2026 in April, has implications for anything running on large-scale vector infrastructure. Faster search, cheaper inference, and longer conversations without degradation. For Google-scale systems, this is foundational efficiency work.

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🎬 Disney’s major bets on AI and the metaverse are facing setbacks, as its Sora partnership collapses and Epic’s metaverse plans stall, raising doubts about its future in emerging digital experiences.

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🧩 Prompt of the Day

Form Field Reduction Strategy

Simplify forms to reduce friction, increase completion rates, and improve conversions.

Paste the prompt: Drop this into ChatGPT and fill in your form details.

Prompt to paste

Create a form field reduction strategy for [Insert signup or checkout flow]. Include:

Current Fields: [List all existing form fields]
Necessary vs Optional: [Mark each field as required or optional]
Reduction Plan: [Suggest fewer fields and simplifications for faster completion]
Use Case: Improve form completion rate, reduce friction, and increase conversions.

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