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Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?

2024 Decemberdyauspitr

About whether OpenAI o3's human-level ARC-AGI score means AGI is within reach.

I’ll believe it when the AI can earn money on its own. I obviously don’t mean someone paying a subscription to use the AI I mean, letting the AI lose on the Internet with only the goal of making money and putting it into a bank account.

An AI, let loose on the internet with only the goal of making money, earns money and puts it in a bank account.

Has this happened?

Yes 20 (17%)Not sure 39 (33%)No 59 (50%)

Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.