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New agent SARBLOH prioritizes spatial perception for ARC-AGI-3 benchmark

A new research paper introduces SARBLOH, an agent designed to improve performance on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark by prioritizing spatial perception over planning. This agent processes integer grids into an object inventory and geometric briefing, enabling it to write algorithmic hypotheses rather than low-level moves. SARBLOH significantly boosts rubric scores and reduces token usage, achieving a score of 16.53 on a hidden Kaggle evaluation, which is 13.7 times higher than the initial Milestone winner. AI

IMPACT This research demonstrates a novel approach to AI perception that could lead to more efficient and capable agents in complex visual environments.

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New agent SARBLOH prioritizes spatial perception for ARC-AGI-3 benchmark

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Harsidak Singh Banwait ·

    Transforming Integer Grids to Spatial Intuition: Perception, Not Planning, Governs ARC-AGI-3

    arXiv:2611.06793v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Sample-efficient fluid intelligence requires agents that rapidly form working models of unfamiliar interactive environments. ARC-AGI-3 tests this across uninstructed visual games scored by Relative Human Action Efficiency, which p…