Google DeepMind has announced a new framework for measuring progress toward AGI. Based on research in fields such as psychology and neuroscience, the framework identifies 10 cognitive abilities essential for general intelligence.
Google DeepMind Announces Cognitive Taxonomy Framework and Kaggle Hackathon to Measure AGI Progress
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To put this framework into practice, Google DeepMind is partnering with Kaggle to host a hackathon. Participants will be tasked with designing evaluation metrics for five specific cognitive abilities, including learning and metacognition.
A total prize pool of $200,000 has been established, with applications accepted from March 17 to April 16. The top prize is expected to be $25,000.
Sources: Measuring progress toward AGI: A cognitive framework (HN 151pt, 214 comments) (HN Search (backfill), 2026-03-18)