OpenAI releases new o3 and 03-mini frontier models - one day after Google’s reasoning model announcement and three months post-o1. This advanced AI takes extra time to 'think through' complex problems step-by-step, delivering significantly more accurate solutions.
Key breakthroughs:
• Crushed coding tests: Achieved 2727 on Codeforces (beating OpenAI's Chief Scientist's 2665)
• Mastered math: Solved 25.2% of EpochAI's Frontier Math problems (other AIs manage <2%)
• Enhanced reasoning: Scored 87.5% on ARC-AGI benchmark (3x better than o1)
While independent verification is needed, these results signal a major leap in AI's problem-solving capabilities. Limited testing access opens until January 10, 2025.
OpenAI skipped "o2" naming due to a trademark conflict with O2, the major UK telecommunications company - a simple legal consideration rather than any technological leap.
Look past the AGI-hype in the coming days and keep your eyes firmly focused on how o3 performs on complex, multi-step reasoning tasks in real-world applications - that's where we'll see if this is truly transformative or just incremental progress.
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