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Benzinga
Benzinga
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Ananya Gairola

OpenAI's New AI Model Solves 5 Out Of 6 Problems On The World's Toughest Math Olympiad—But Critics Say It Stole The Spotlight From Student Geniuses

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OpenAI's latest experimental AI model reportedly gave a near-gold performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), but its premature announcement drew criticism for eclipsing the student competitors the contest was meant to honor.

What Happened: On Saturday, OpenAI's Alexander Wei revealed on X, formerly Twitter, that the company's new large language model (LLM) solved 5 out of 6 IMO problems under authentic exam conditions—matching the performance of gold medalists in what's widely considered the most prestigious and difficult high school math competition globally.

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