AI hasn't progressed as quickly as many have predicted; specifically, the idea that AI will 'self-improve' and rapidly achieve 'godlike superintelligence' has been blown out of proportion.
OpenAI's new GPT-5 model represents a significant step toward artificial general intelligence, yet it lacks crucial elements like autonomous continuous learning, limiting its full potential.
Games provide a clear, unambiguous signal of success. Their structured nature and measurable outcomes make them the perfect testbed for evaluating models and agents. They force models to demonstrate many skills including strategic reasoning, long-term planning, and dynamic adaptation against an intelligent opponent, providing a robust signal of their general problem-solving intelligence.