About an experiment scaling long-running autonomous AI coding agents.
Has this happened?
Yes 23 (19%)Not sure 42 (34%)No 59 (48%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?
About an experiment scaling long-running autonomous AI coding agents.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
My test for whether we've created an AGI like AI? Build a Linux kernel from scratch that can actually run a full OS on your computer.
But, if I'm being fair, a full working browser from scratch is just as good.