Gemini Crushes Math Olympics

Google's mathematical genius beats OpenAI at their own game, ChatGPT becomes your digital employee, and NotebookLM gets expert-curated knowledge…

In this edition we’ll be covering…

• Google's gold medal IMO achievement

• OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent launch and native capabilities we've been waiting for

• A tutorial on how to explore expert knowledge with NotebookLM's featured collections

• 5 trending AI signals from the industry

• 3 AI tools enhancing your workflow

• And much more…

The Latest in AI

Google’s Deep Think Outshines OpenAI in Mathematical Olympiad Showdown

Google just proved that when it comes to pure reasoning power, slow and steady wins the race.

Their Gemini Deep Think model achieved gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving 5 out of 6 problems perfectly and scoring 35 points.

The IMO is an elite math competition for high school students, drawing participants from over 100 countries. Only 10% struck gold…

What's Coming?

• Gemini Deep Think solved IMO problems end-to-end in natural language (English), unlike last year's approaches that required translation into formal programming languages like Lean.

• The model used "parallel thinking" to simultaneously explore multiple solution paths before delivering final answers, completing all work within the official 4.5-hour competition time limit.

• Google's approach required no human intervention for translation or interpretation, just raw problem-solving capability that IMO graders called "clear, precise and easy to follow."

So What?

Here's where the plot thickens: Google and OpenAI took completely different approaches, and the AI community is calling foul.

Google explicitly provided their model with "a curated corpus of high-quality solutions to mathematics problems" and added specific IMO problem-solving hints. Meanwhile, OpenAI used a general reasoning model with no IMO-specific training. But here's the kicker, an OpenAI researcher just called Google's approach equivalent to "taking your tutor's cheat sheet with you into an exam."

Ouch.

Both achieved gold medals, but only one played by what many consider the "pure" rules of AI reasoning…

Industry Intel

Digital Employees Finally Come to ChatGPT

Last week, OpenAI dropped ChatGPT Agent, and suddenly your AI assistant graduated from intern to full-time employee.

This isn't your typical chatbot upgrade, ChatGPT can now browse the web, run code, edit spreadsheets, and book your entire vacation while you sip coffee…

Key Details:

• ChatGPT Agent combines Operator's web browsing, Deep Research's analytical skills, and ChatGPT's conversational intelligence into one unified system that can handle end-to-end workflows.

• The agent comes equipped with visual browser, text-based browser, terminal access, and direct API connections, basically every tool a digital worker could need.

• On internal benchmarks measuring complex knowledge-work tasks, ChatGPT Agent performs comparable to or better than humans roughly 50% of the time across various completion timeframes.

• The feature is rolling out to Pro users first (400 messages per month), followed by Plus and Team users over the next few days (40 messages monthly), with Enterprise and Education access coming in the following weeks.

So What?

This is the moment OpenAI has been building toward since ChatGPT first blew everyone's minds. While we've been cobbling together workflows with third-party tools and browser extensions, OpenAI finally delivered the native agent capabilities we've all been waiting for.

No more copying and pasting between ChatGPT and your browser, no more "I can't access the web" limitations; this is ChatGPT fully unleashed in the wild.

Tool Spotlight

Use Featured Collections in NotebookLM

Google's NotebookLM just got a serious upgrade that turns it from a note-taking app into your personal research assistant. The platform now features curated notebooks from respected authors, publications, and researchers, essentially giving you instant access to expert knowledge on demand.

The initial lineup is genuinely impressive: longevity advice from bestselling author Eric Topol, 2025 predictions from The Economist's World Ahead report, life advice from Arthur C. Brooks' Atlantic columns, and even the complete works of Shakespeare.

On top of that, you can ask questions, get AI-generated summaries, create audio overviews, and explore specific topics in depth with full citations.

To get started:

1. Navigate to NotebookLM.

2. Look for the "Featured Notebooks" section on your homepage.

3. Browse collections by topic: science, finance, literature, parenting, and more.

4. Click into any notebook to start exploring with AI-powered questions and summaries!

🔥 Power User Tip: Try the audio overview feature first. NotebookLM generates surprisingly engaging podcast-style conversations between two AI hosts discussing the material, perfect for absorbing complex content while commuting or exercising.

Quick Bites

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OpenAI published "AI as the greatest source of empowerment for all", discussing how to ensure AI's economic benefits reach everyone while acknowledging some jobs will become irrelevant as AI capabilities expand.

X is reportedly planning to launch AI text-to-speech features, potentially competing with existing voice synthesis tools in the social media space.

One couple used AI to to get approval for the medication they needed to help with the side effects of cancer treatment.

Trending Tools

🧠 Qwen-235B - Alibaba's latest language model reportedly outperforms previous benchmarks, challenging established players in the reasoning space.

💬 TalkIt AI - 3D Learning for all, with AI.

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The Neural Network

Speaking of community drama, Meta apparently can't poach OpenAI researchers even with massive compensation packages.

Turns out loyalty in AI runs deeper than stock options, who would've thought the people building the future would care about more than just the paycheck 😉?

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