A quiet revolution no one saw coming.
Top students just got outscored.
And not by humans.
For the first time, AI models have matched gold medalists in the world’s hardest math competition — the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Let that sink in.
We’re talking about LLMs solving 6 brutally complex problems…
And being graded by the same judges who evaluate the top 67 high school math minds globally.
Both DeepMind and OpenAI quietly pulled this off.
But DeepMind’s twist?
They did it entirely in natural language.
No code.
No manual translation.
Just raw logic — typed out, end to end.
Their model, DeepThink, is based on the Gemini system, supercharged to handle parallel chains of thought.
Like a human… only faster.
More precise.
And tireless.
Even Gary Marcus — a critic of language models — had to admit:
“These models have real math chops.”
So what does this mean for you?
Math used to be the one domain where LLMs struggled.
Not anymore.
If AI can now solve Olympiad-level math…
It can probably optimize your business workflow.
Help you scale your systems.
Or spot patterns you haven’t even seen yet.
Because the real story isn’t about math.
It’s about what happens when machines start reasoning like top-tier humans.
This isn’t just evolution.
It’s a shift in how we define intelligence.
And we’re only getting started.
Subscribe and get 3 of our most templates and see the difference they make in your productivity.
Includes: Task Manager, Goal Tracker & AI Prompt Starter Pack
We respect your privacy. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.