The Digital Press

For the first time, AI models from Google and OpenAI earned gold-level scores at the International Mathematics Olympiad, solving five out of six problems within the time limit. Despite this breakthrough, these AIs still fall short of outperforming top human competitors and face challenges in logic and energy consumption.

Why it matters: AI's gold medal at IMO shows significant progress in complex problem-solving but highlights current limitations in logical reasoning.

The big picture: AI still struggles with math's single-correct-answer nature and requires massive computing power and energy.

The stakes: AI's energy demands risk environmental impact, potentially matching the consumption of entire nations like Argentina.

Commenters say: Many note AI's impressive math performance but question its ability to handle nuanced problems and the environmental costs involved.