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ARCathon 2023

ARCathon 2023 is a collaborative programming competition focused on solving the ARC Challenge. The goal is to push the boundaries of current machine learning algorithms and develop AI that can think and reason abstractly, an essential step towards achieving human-level AI. Win up to CHF 69,000 by surpassing the current world record of a 30.5% solution rate in the ARC Challenge.

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Essay: Virtual Worlds

Key to AI advancement is Evolution and Emergence. To enhance our progress in solving ARC in ARCathon 2023, it's essential to create a virtual world where algorithms can learn abstract concepts progressively and autonomously test theories. Therefore, we challenge you to Write an essay, 2'000 to 3'000 words, on designing a minimally complex virtual world for this purpose.

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Essay: ARC Concept

Abstract thinking and reasoning are central elements of human intellligence. The objective of this Essay Challenge is to come up with ideas on how to solve the Abstraction and Reasoning Coprus (ARC) Challenge. In this challenge you can conceptually solve one of the biggest problems in AI today in the realm of 2'000 to 3'000 words without having to program your solution on your own.

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ARCathon 2023

ARCathon 2023 is a collaborative programming competition focused on solving the ARC Challenge. The goal is to push the boundaries of current machine learning algorithms and develop AI that can think and reason abstractly, an important step towards achieving human-level AI. Win up to CHF 70,000 by surpassing the current world record of 30.5% success rate in the ARC Challenge.

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Essay Challenge: Virtual Worlds

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Essay: ARC Concept

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CHF 69'000 + Award & more

USD 1'750 + Publication

CHF 3'500 + Publication

Community Approach

Lab42 is unique among science labs in its approach to advancing towards human-level AI. We believe that this goal can only be achieved through collaboration and the collective efforts of AI enthusiasts from around the world. If you share our passion for AI and want to be a part of building a brighter future for humankind, we invite you to join us in one of our programming challenges or essay competitions.

One of the key pillars of our research is the development of algorithms for abstract reasoning within the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus (ARC). This scientific framework is essential for understanding and measuring intelligence. To learn more about ARC and our mission, we invite you to our extensive ARC page.

This is in for you

A new ARC overall solution from existing approaches, compiled by ETH students and Lab42, scored 30.5%. But the goal of ARC is to take a step towards human-level AI with a new generation of AI algorithms. That's why during ARCathon 2023, you can win CHF 1'000 for every percentage point above that mark! In addition to the possible CHF 69'000, the first three teams who crack 42% will have their names engraved on a stone in the Davos mountains.

Meet the Host and the Jury

The following distinguished members state that they are free of any conflict or interest, together monitoring, assessing and conducting the evaluation process of the handed in algorithms:

Meet the Jury

The following distinguished members state that they are free of any conflict or interest, together monitoring, assessing and conducting the evaluation process of the handed in algorithms: