By Nisha Talagala
Publication Date: 2025-11-24 19:17:00
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – APRIL 19: A detailed view of the board with theoretical physics equations in chalk by Alberto Ramos, Theoretical Physics Fellow and visitor, Antonio Gonzalez-Arroyo of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (both not in frame) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, commonly known as CERN, on April 19, 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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There have been two notable developments in AI in the last few months that you may not be aware of. In July 2025, two AIs from Google and OpenAI won gold status at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Around the same time, a scandal erupted after an announcement that AI had produced new mathematics was soon debunked. Why is the relationship between AI and mathematics so important? What does this mean for business?
What happened? And what not?
First, let’s examine what actually happened. The International Mathematical Olympiad is one of the toughest mathematics competitions in the world.