DeepMind’s AI Achieves IMO Silver

Your New International Math Olympiad Silver Medalist is... AI?

Google DeepMind has achieved a significant milestone by developing AI capable of solving International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) problems at an elite level. Notably, DeepMind’s AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 address common AI reasoning faults, showcasing AI’s potential to aid in scientific and mathematical research.

Key takeaways:

DeepMind’s AI achieved performance equivalent to a silver medalist at the IMO, demonstrating advanced problem-solving abilities.

AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, the AI systems developed by DeepMind, effectively tackle complex mathematical tasks through innovative techniques.

The development of an AI that can perform at a silver medal level in the International Mathematical Olympiad marks a significant breakthrough in our journey towards AGI.

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Jim Fan (@DrJimFan), a Senior Research Manager at NVIDIA, asserts that LLMs are alien beasts. He says it is deeply troubling that our most capable models can achieve a silver medal in the International Math Olympiad but can't relay the bigger number between 9.11 and 9.9 (Yes, this fits perfectly in today's newsletter).

He rationalizes with a simple explanation around training data distribution, and that GPT-4o had been trained on sizable amount of GitHub code which includes software versioning.

Content We've Been Consuming

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The Rundown, Youtube
Mark Zuckerberg on Llama 3.1, Open Source, AI Agents, Safety, and more - Meta just released Llama 3.1 405B — the first-ever open-sourced frontier AI model, beating top closed models like GPT-4o across several benchmarks. The Rundown's Rowan Cheung sat down with Mark Zuckerberg for an exclusive interview, diving into why this marks a significant moment in AI history.

NeetCode IO
Why is everyone LYING? - NeetCode IO's Navdeep Singh dives into some questionable takes about the effectiveness of AI when it comes to developing software and applications.

Microsoft
Announcing Phi-3 fine-tuning, new generative AI models, and other Azure AI updates to empower organizations to customize and scale AI applications - Major announcements came out from Microsoft Azure last week, including fine-tuning for Phi-3 and the availability of GPT-4o mini, Llama 3.1, and Mistral Large 2 on the cloud platform.

Quick Bites

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OpenAI Targets a Smarter Way to Search with Prototype SearchGPT - The summer of AI is here and it's the gift that keeps on giving. OpenAI has announced the launch of its newest prototype, SearchGPT. It is an AI-powered search engine that leverages OpenAI’s foundation models to provide more intuitive and context-aware search results, ultimately aiming to redefine the search experience for users.

Mistral Challenges Meta with 123B Parameter "Mistral Large 2" - Mistral has announced the release of its latest flagship language model, Mistral Large 2, featuring an impressive 123B parameters. This significant advancement positions Mistral at the forefront of AI research, as they release the model only a day after Meta announced the Llama 3.1 family of models.

Meta’s LLaMA 3.1 Leads the Open-Source Charge - After much anticipation over the past few days, Meta has finally released its latest model, LLaMA 3.1. In line with the company's strategy, this is another open-source model designed to compete with leading models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o.

AI Companies' Controversial Use of Public Data - AI companies are utilizing vast amounts of data from various sources, including YouTube videos, books, websites, and more, to train their models. This practice often occurs without explicit permission from the content creators, raising ethical and legal concerns. High-profile AI firms such as Apple, NVIDIA, Anthropic, and Salesforce have been identified using YouTube transcriptions, subtitles, and other public datasets.

Small but Mighty: OpenAI Unveils GPT-4o Mini - OpenAI has announced GPT-4o Mini, a smaller, more efficient version of its new AI model, GPT-4o. This new iteration is designed to provide the advanced capabilities of GPT-4o while being more cost-effective and accessible for developers building applications with it.

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