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July 29, 2025
Episode 87: AI wins gold at Math Olympiad, America's AI Action Plan, GPT-5 coming soon

AI wins gold at Math Olympiad, America's AI Action Plan, GPT-5 coming soon

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About The Episode:

Generation AI explores two major AI developments reshaping our future. First, hosts Ardis Kadiu and JC Bonilla break down how OpenAI and Google DeepMind models achieved gold medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad - solving problems that require creativity and multi-hour reasoning that experts thought was years away. This marks a critical step toward AGI as AI demonstrates true mathematical reasoning beyond pattern recognition. Then they analyze America's new AI Action Plan - a 25-page roadmap positioning AI as a national priority with three core pillars: accelerating innovation through deregulation, building infrastructure, and establishing governance. For higher education, this means $10-12 billion in funding opportunities, new workforce training programs, and a shift toward AI literacy across all disciplines. Universities that move fast to create bootcamps and partner with industry will capture this once-in-a-generation opportunity.

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Ardis Kadiu

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Dr. JC Bonilla

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About The Enrollify Podcast Network:
Generation AI is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!  Some of our favorites include The EduData Podcast.

Enrollify is produced by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.

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Ardis Kadiu is the Founder and CEO of Element451 and hosts GenerationAI.

Dr. JeanCarlo (J.C.) Bonilla is an executive leader in educational technology and artificial intelligence.

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