💻 Technology Sep 2, 2026 · Thomas Macaulay

The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.



AI models flub these intelligence tests. Can you fare any better?



Puzzles and games have always been central to AI development. The term “machine learning” was popularized in a 1959 article about an algorithm that learned to play checkers. Chess and Go are famous AI test beds too.



Judged purely on its puzzling skills, AI is improving a lot

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