OpenAI's new reasoning model, o3, which has not yet been released publicly but they have announced almost 2 hours ago has scored a breakthrough 75.7% in low-compute mode (for $20 per task in compute) at their public leaderboard. A high-compute mode (thousands of $ per task) o3 configuration scored 87.5%.

A lot of people online on Twitter and on the singularity subreddit are saying that AGI has been achieved internally because of this but as François Chollet (the creator of the ARC-AGI benchmark) wrote on his Twitter thread discussing this breakthrough:

While the new model is very impressive and represents a big milestone on the way towards AGI, I don't believe this is AGI -- there's still a fair number of very easy ARC-AGI-1 tasks that o3 can't solve, and we have early indications that ARC-AGI-2 will remain extremely challenging for o3. This shows that it's still feasible to create unsaturated, interesting benchmarks that are easy for humans, yet impossible for AI -- without involving specialist knowledge. We will have AGI when creating such evals becomes outright impossible.

ARC-AGI's testing data: https://github.com/arcprizeorg/model_baseline/tree/main/results

Blogpost detailing the breakthrough results: https://arcprize.org/blog/oai-o3-pub-breakthrough

I thought this was very important news about AI that I just had to share with this subreddit even though it has nothing to do with AI art. I am seriously amazed by this.

It’s beyond frustrating to see the level of influence these Antis, people who seem to hate AI with every fiber of their being, have in the public conversation around this technology but a fuck ton and majority of these people don’t even consume, usually these are people who pirate far more than they buy, don’t create anything of value, and don’t contribute meaningfully to the industries they claim to “protect.” Many of them are unemployed or completely disconnected from the professional sectors they criticize. I mean like, let’s talk about the so-called “artists” who are leading the charge. A significant number of them can’t actually draw or create anything of notable quality. They’re people who picked up a hobby, never developed it beyond a surface level, and now feel threatened by AI tools because those tools are empowering others to outpace them. Then there’s their support network: friends and online mutuals who also lack any real artistic ability but want to feel like part of a righteous movement. They’re not stakeholders but spectators who shout from the sidelines without understanding the game. But where it gets ironic and infuriating is that companies, policymakers, and even tech developers are catering to these voices. Why? Why are we giving so much weight to people who have no skin in the game, no understanding of how these technologies work, and no constructive ideas for moving forward? These Antis aren’t the customers. They’re not the innovators. They’re not the creators driving industries forward.

Look, AI absolutely needs thoughtful regulation. Nobody is arguing against that. We need policies that prevent monopolization, mitigate harm, and ensure AI doesn’t steamroll entire job markets overnight. That’s common sense. But we need to approach this issue with nuance, engaging the people who are actually impacted, workers, business leaders, skilled artists, and active consumers, not just whoever screams the loudest online. AI isn’t the death of creativity. It’s a tool, like the printing press or Photoshop before it. The problem isn’t the tool itself but how it’s used. Instead of having productive conversations about things like copyright protections, ethical usage, or fair compensation for artists whose work might inform AI models, the debate has been hijacked by people shouting “AI bad” without offering a single constructive solution. Let’s not ignore the incredible potential of AI to help people in ways we never imagined.

Let’s call this what it is: ableism, gatekeeping, and elitism by people who aren’t even elite in the areas they’re defending. Take Randy Travis, for example. After a stroke left him unable to sing, AI technology allowed him to continue making music by recreating his voice. This isn’t just a tool for convenience at all, and for many it’s a tool for enabling people to keep creating and contributing, even in the face of immense challenges. Stories like this highlight why AI is worth embracing and why the conversation needs to be about smart usage, not blind rejection. Meanwhile, these tools are helping countless people. Small business owners are automating tasks they couldn’t otherwise afford to outsource. Aspiring creators are experimenting with art and writing in ways they never thought possible. Disabled individuals are using AI to bridge gaps in accessibility. Are we seriously going to ignore all of that because a group of people who don’t even use these tools. and couldn’t make good use of them if they tried, are making noise? At the end of the day, progress doesn’t wait for permission. AI is here, and it’s not going anywhere. We can either regulate it smartly and shape its integration into society in a way that benefits everyone, or we can let these misguided Antis derail the conversation entirely, leaving us with poor policy and missed opportunities.

It’s time to stop catering to people who contribute nothing to the industries they’re trying to gatekeep.

Can these antis have better hobbies than banning ai art from all Subreddits? It's been getting annoying now. My god!

https://preview.redd.it/wtgeoddqoz7e1.png?width=670&format=png&auto=webp&s=6805808952d40ca9595d886e4dc8076b4af0b282

Apparently, it's not enough that stuff here is being hand-drawn (labor has gone into this production). Nope. Even if it was AI-assisted, not AI-produced it just isn't enough for these guys. The comments under these were just.. *sigh*

Basically the same lines you'd see from skeptics:
"It's the end of anime!"
"Well, that's one anime I won't be watching!"
"It's AI, of course it'd suck."

https://preview.redd.it/bsu8kzchww7e1.png?width=952&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d1ee89520240c0700ec67e95c5e0ce2ed70635a

Didn’t happen with CGI, won’t happen with AI.

The trolls are getting to much to handle the mods really need to lock the sub before it gets to toxic

Weirdo has made THREE alts to brigade me across this sub.

This is a character I produced formerly with the SplurgeArtAI and requested to be brought to life by a regular artist.

Way too counterproductive. Perfect example of hurting your own cause.

Indie game company just released an update for their game after several years of anticipation.

One of the updates was the addition of loading screen art commissioned from an artist they have used for years.

However the art was deemed AI by reddit users and the loading screens are all that have been talked about, both the artist and the team have been slammed despite all the other features in the massive update.

The dev has since removed the art, likely forever to avoid the witch hunt. AI has not been confirmed to have been used or not.

Was looking for a subreddit that allows AI art because I'd really like to see people redraw this character and go wild with concepts!

Can you imagine how bhurt you'd have to be to disagree with this simple point?

https://preview.redd.it/tqnia1hgvo7e1.png?width=1506&format=png&auto=webp&s=f977def51d9ba58f4557b10f55aa117e51948cea