July 22, 2025
AI Just Achieved Something No One Thought it Would Until Years From Now
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and AnalysisAbout this episode
An experimental reasoning model from OpenAI and Deep Thinking model from Gemini just achieved a Gold Medal performance at the International Math Olympiad. In both cases, the models solved 5 out of 6 IMO problems without any external tools, using pure mathematical reasoning that rivals human mathematicians. Industry experts were caught off-guard by the timeline acceleration, with new reinforcement learning techniques enabling multi-hour "thinking" capabilities. We also explore GPT-5 rumors with reports of multi-model architecture, the $300 million talent packages being offered to OpenAI researchers, and the growing sense that we're approaching a "phase shift" in AI capabilities. Brought to you by: KPMG – Go to https://kpmg.com/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions. Blitzy.com - Go to https://blitzy.com/ to build enterprise software in days, not months AGNTCY - The AGNTCY is an open-source collective dedicated to building the Internet of Agents, enabling AI agents to communicate and collaborate seamlessly across frameworks. Join a community of engineers focused on high-quality multi-agent software and support the initiative at agntcy.org Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw Plumb - The automation platform for AI experts and consultants https://useplumb.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown Interested in sponsoring the show? nlw@breakdown.network