Measuring Progress Towards AGI: A Cognitive Framework

Measuring Progress Towards AGI: A Cognitive Framework

To understand AI capabilities across these cognitive abilities, we propose a three-stage evaluation protocol that benchmarks system performance in relation to human capabilities: Evaluate AI systems across a broad suite of cognitive tasks covering each ability, using held-out test sets to prevent data contamination Collect human baselines for the same tasks from a demographically representative…

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Turning off JavaScript won’t save you — here’s what actually hides your browser

Turning off JavaScript won’t save you — here’s what actually hides your browser

If you’ve ever tried to stop web tracking, you’ve probably tried disabling JavaScript. But I learned a frustrating lesson after running a single fingerprint test: even when a single line of JavaScript isn’t running, your browser can still be recognizable. HTTP headers, your IP address, and characteristics of your network connection are passive signals that…

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