International Mathematical Olympiad

also referred to as: imo

2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 25, 2025 by Mark Chen · said 12 times in 7 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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brought up most by Nathan Labenz (3), Dwarkesh Patel (3), Vishal Misra (1), Mark Selke (1), Mark Chen (1), Jakub Pachocki (1), Jack Parker-Holder (1), Isa Fulford (1)

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Sep 25, 2025 positive
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Chen: Competitive coding and math benchmarks predict future research success
“I mean, I think it is important to note that these evals like you know, IOI, AtCoder, IMO are actually real world markers for success in future research.”
Mark Chen Sep 25, 2025 ▶ 4:43 From Vibe Coding to Vibe Researching: OpenAI’s Mark Chen and Jakub Pachocki
Oct 14, 2025 positive
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Labenz: Pure reasoning AI models achieved IMO gold without external tools
“Well, I mean, a big one from just the last few weeks was that we had an IMO gold medal with pure reasoning models with no access to tools from multiple companies. And, you know, that is night and day compared to what GPT-IV could do with math, right?”
Nathan Labenz Oct 14, 2025 ▶ 13:53 Is AI Slowing Down? Nathan Labenz Says We're Asking the Wrong Question
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