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The world’s best artificial intelligence (AI) systems can pass tough exams, write convincingly human essays and chat so fluently that many find their output indistinguishable from people’s. What can’t they do? Solve simple visual logic puzzles.

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Nature 619, 686-689 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02361-7

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