Two AI Models Set to “stir government urgency”, But Will This Challenge Undo Them?

First look at exclusive reports about OpenAI's new Spud model, and the model Anthropic think will stir governments to urgency, all in the context of the newly-launched ARC-AGI-3. What does the extreme difficulty of that benchmarks, and its quirky scoring metrics, mean for AI in 2026? https://assemblyai.com/aiexplained Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - OpenAI Side Quests 01:58 - Claude New Model Coming + Universal Equity? 03:13 - ARC-AGI 3 05:00 - Intentional or Unintentional Gaming? 07:11 - But is it AGI Harbinger? No Harness 09:41 - Not the First 12:32 - Automated Researcher 15:00 - Claw Caveat Spud: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-ceo-shifts-responsibilities-preps-spud-ai-model?utm_campaign=Editorial&utm_content=Article&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=bluesky%2Cfacebook%2Clinkedin%2Cthreads%2Ctwitter&rc=sy0ihq FT: OpenAI Special Model: https://www.ft.com/content/de9bf0af-b241-424f-8229-5870b1c0d93d?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Jensen Huang: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/03/23/nvidias-jensen-huang-says-he-thinks-weve-achieved-agi/ Axios Article: https://archive.fo/20260326100140/https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/anthropic-pentagon-ai-deal#selection-827.0-829.257 https://arcprize.org/arc-agi/3 ARC AGI 3 Paper: https://arcprize.org/media/ARC_AGI_3_Technical_Report.pdf NetHack Leaderboard: https://balrogai.com/ Paper: https://ai.meta.com/research/publications/the-nethack-learning-environment/ https://x.com/_rockt/status/2036864121585438995 Claw Shells: https://x.com/DrJimFan/status/2036494601750716711 OpenAI Automated Researcher: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/20/1134438/openai-is-throwing-everything-into-building-a-fully-automated-researcher/ Patreon Post: https://www.patreon.com/c/aiexplained/posts Eng Jobs: https://x.com/lennysan/status/203653546072676