🔬Scaling Past Informal AI - Carina Hong, Axiom Math
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In 2025, seven-month-old startup Axiom solved all 12 of the problems Putnam exam (scoring 8/12 in the time limit) a prestigious undergraduate math exam. The 12/12 score is better than the top undergraduates (110/120) and the closest AI system that reported a result (DeepSeek 103/120), although it is unclear what the people and other systems would have scored with time. Nonetheless, the Putnam exam is legendary for its difficulty, with the median score typically being 0 or 1 points.