Measuring progress toward AGI: A cognitive framework

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: We’re introducing a framework to measure progress toward AGI, and launching a Kaggle hackathon to build the relevant evaluations.

Breadcrumb Innovation & AI Models & research Google DeepMind Measuring progress toward AGI: A cognitive framework Mar 17, 2026 · x. Com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link We’re introducing a framework to measure progress toward AGI, and launching a Kaggle hackathon to build the relevant evaluations. (we’re not making this up)

Ryan Burnell Research Scientist, Google DeepMind Oran Kelly Product Manager, Google DeepMind Read AI-generated summary General summary Google DeepMind wants to help measure the progress of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) using cognitive science.

The Details

Their new paper, “Measuring Progress Toward AGI: A Cognitive Taxonomy,” presents a framework for understanding AI systems’ cognitive capabilities. You can participate for key cognitive abilities in their Kaggle hackathon for a chance to win from a prize pool of $200,000.

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Why This Matters

Listen to article This content is generated . Generative AI is experimental [[duration]] minutes Voice Speed Voice Speed 0. 5X 2X Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has the potential to accelerate scientific discovery and help solve some of humanity’s most pressing problems.

This adds to the ongoing AI race that’s captivating the tech world.

The Bottom Line

That’s why today, we’re releasing a new paper, “ Measuring Progress Toward AGI: A Cognitive Taxonomy ,” that presents a scientific foundation for understanding the cognitive capabilities of AI systems. Alongside the paper, we are partnering with Kaggle to launch a hackathon , inviting the research community to help build the evaluations needed to put this framework into practice.

Are you here for this or nah?