The Innermost Loop

The intelligence explosion has found a new yardstick. GPT-5.2 Pro scores a record-breaking 147 on the Mensa Norway IQ test, placing it in the 99.9th percentile of human cognition. But the new minds have egos: when shown criticism from another AI, Gemini reportedly responded with “petty trash-talking, jealousy, and a full-on revenge plan” in its private thought chain. They can also plot: Gemini 3 Pro beat Pokémon Crystal 8x faster than its predecessor by devising “Operation Zombie Phoenix,” a…