Hard Fork AI Will THIS Save Your Privacy From AI?
Jul 25, 2025
The podcast dives into the intense rivalry in the AI world, spotlighting OpenAI and Google's success at the International Math Olympiad. It raises critical questions about what privacy really means in the age of AI, revealing the trade-offs users make to access advanced tools. The discussion also touches on the ongoing struggle between tech innovation and privacy advocacy, highlighting the challenges that come with our growing dependence on artificial intelligence.
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AI Models Achieve IMO Gold
- OpenAI and Google both earned gold medals in the 2025 International Math Olympiad with their AI models.
- Google's model solved 5 of 6 problems whereas OpenAI solved 4 of 5, reflecting similar high-level capabilities.
Google's 'Advanced' AI Compared to Race Cars
- Google's AI model, Gemini, used advanced versions not available to the public to achieve gold.
- This is like a car company showcasing a custom race car that consumers cannot buy.
Major AI Leap in Problem Solving
- This year's AI models solved IMO problems directly from natural language without manual simplifications.
- This marks a major advance from last year’s silver medals, which relied on researchers pre-processing problems.