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Artificial Intelligence is getting smarter every day, but can it compete with the brightest young minds on the planet in a grueling science competition? A new research paper put five of the world's most advanced AI models to the test by having them take the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad exams.

The results were shocking. In the theory exams, the top AIs didn't just pass they achieved Gold Medal-level scores, even outperforming the number one human student in some years. They demonstrated an incredible ability to solve complex physics problems and mathematical derivations. However, the story wasn't the same for every part of the test.

When faced with data analysis and problems requiring spatial visualization, the AIs revealed a fundamental weakness. This video breaks down their incredible achievement, pinpoints their biggest flaw, and explains what this means for the future of AI in scientific research. Is AI ready to become an autonomous scientist? The answer might surprise you.

Cited paper:
L. C. D. Pinheiro et al. (2025). Large Language Models Achieve Gold Medal Performance at International Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad. arXiv:2510.05016v1. http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05016v1

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