# Enabling Two Settings Triples Scores on ARC-AGI-3 Benchmark

OpenAI researchers discovered that enabling two specific configuration settings in their AI system tripled its performance on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark, a test of abstract reasoning. This finding suggests that simple configuration changes can dramatically boost AI reasoning capabilities, potentially accelerating progress toward general intelligence.

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## Sources

### Science
- [OpenAI Blog](https://openai.com/index/how-two-settings-tripled-our-arc-agi-3-scores) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT