Humans Outclass AI During Yearly Math Olympiad

Human participants came out on top against advanced AI systems developed by OpenAI and Google at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). However, for the first time, the AI models reached gold-medal scores—a sign of how rapidly they’re catching up. 

The IMO is an elite math contest for students under 20. While five students managed to score a perfect 42 out of 42 points, neither of the AI systems reached that level. Around ten percent of human contenders got gold-level scores. 

Google revealed that its updated Gemini chatbot solved five of the six problems presented at the 2025 IMO, held this month in Queensland, Australia. According to IMO president Gregor Dolinar, Gemini earned 35 points, enough for a gold medal ranking. “The solutions were impressive,” Dolinar said, noting how clear and accurate the AI’s answers were. 

Similarly, OpenAI reported that its experimental reasoning system also achieved 35 points. OpenAI’s Alexander Wei called the achievement a major milestone for AI, especially since the IMO is widely seen as the toughest math competition in the world. He explained that former IMO winners were tasked with grading the AI’s solutions, using the same standards applied to human contestants. 

Last year, Google’s AI had only reached a silver medal score at the IMO in Bath, England, solving four problems. But back then, it took the system three days to complete the task. This time around, the new model finished within the 4.5-hour window that human participants are given. 

The IMO noted that various tech companies had privately tested their proprietary AI systems on the same math problems given to the 641 students from 112 nations. While the results are promising, Dolinar mentioned that the organizers couldn’t verify whether any human input or specific computing resources were used to assist the AI. 

The rapid pace of AI development has been drawing attention. Earlier this year, a top researcher at Google told CBS’60 Minutes that within the next five to ten years, machines could develop human-like reasoning skills. 

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, added that AI could soon begin to understand the world more deeply and even form imaginative ideas, all thanks to increasing investments and breakthroughs in the field. He noted, “The progress has been incredibly fast. We’re on an upward curve, and with more attention, funding, and talent pouring into AI, it’s only accelerating.” 

Entities like Thumzup Media Corp. (NASDAQ: TZUP) that use AI to provide value-added services to customers will see the improvements in the performance of AI at the Math Olympiad as further proof of the diverse applications for which this technology can be deployed. 

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