The AGI research library
A browsable directory of the people, institutions, papers, and benchmarks defining the AGI field. Updated for 2026.
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Frontier AGI labs
The fifteen industrial and non-profit labs training the world's frontier models.
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Safety & alignment organisations
Independent and state-run institutes evaluating advanced AI and researching alignment.
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Policy & governance institutes
Think tanks and observatories shaping how governments understand and regulate AI.
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Academic AI centres
University laboratories that train the next generation of AGI researchers.
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Landmark papers
The twenty papers that defined the modern AGI trajectory, from Transformers to the 2025 safety report.
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AGI benchmarks
How researchers measure progress toward general intelligence — and what each benchmark really tests.
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Timeline of breakthroughs
A chronological narrative of AGI-relevant breakthroughs from Turing's 1950 paper to 2026.
Looking for a shorter starter list? See the curated Resources hub for hand-picked books, papers, and organisations.