AGI Tests, AI Research, Open-Source, EdTech

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😊 Today's AI Insights: AGI Benchmarks, Smarter Research Tools, Open-Source Wins & AI in Education.

• ARC-AGI-2 could redefine AI progress beyond chatbots.

• Microsoft’s deep research AI may transform business analytics.

• DeepSeek’s win proves open-source AI can compete with Big Tech.

• Brisk’s tools highlight AI’s double-edged role in education.

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🏆 $1M AGI Challenge: ARC-AGI-2 Benchmark Tests True AI Reasoning

The ARC Prize has launched ARC-AGI-2, a hardcore benchmark designed to push AI toward human-like reasoning:

• Why it matters? Current models (GPT-4.5, Claude 3.7, Gemini 2.5) score below 2%, while humans average 60%.

• Goal: Inspire research into adaptive intelligence, not just narrow tasks.

• Prize: $1M for breakthroughs in general AI problem-solving.

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🔍 Microsoft 365 Copilot Gets “Deep Research” AI Agents

Microsoft unveiled Researcher & Analyst, two AI tools for advanced data analysis & strategy building:

• Researcher: Combines OpenAI’s deep search with Salesforce, Confluence & web data.

• Analyst: Runs Python code, shows its "work," and refines answers step-by-step.

• Catch? Still prone to hallucinations & incorrect citations.

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 🚀 DeepSeek V3-0324 Beats Google & Meta in Open-Source AI Race

DeepSeek’s V3-0324 just became the highest-scoring open-source model on the Artificial Analysis Index, outperforming:
✔ Gemini 2.0 Pro (Google)
✔ Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic)
✔ Llama 3.3 70B (Meta)

• Key edge: Low-latency responses—ideal for real-time applications.

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✍️ Brisk Raises $15M to Detect AI-Written Essays & Help Teachers

AI edtech startup Brisk is tackling AI plagiarism while offering 40+ tools for teachers:

• AI Writing Detector: Flags ChatGPT-generated essays (though not foolproof).

• Auto-Grading, Lesson Plans & More: Saves teachers hours per week.

• Growth: Used by 2,000+ schools in 100 countries—1 in 5 US teachers has its Chrome extension.

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⚡ Quick Recap

• ARC-AGI-2 could redefine AI progress beyond chatbots.

• Microsoft’s deep research AI may transform business analytics.

• DeepSeek’s win proves open-source AI can compete with Big Tech.

• Brisk’s tools highlight AI’s double-edged role in education.

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💡 Did You Know?
Did you know? Brisk’s AI detector isn’t perfect—but it helps teachers spot unnatural phrasing & inconsistencies in student work.

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