AnalysisPolicyJuly 24, 2026

Why AI Needs a 'Genie Coefficient'

Bruce Schneier and Barath Raghavan propose a 'Genie Coefficient' to measure the gap between what users ask an AI to do and their unspoken assumptions about how it should be done — a dimension they argue no major benchmark currently captures. The essay originally appeared in The Guardian.

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