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Human Coder Beats AI In Epic 10-Hour Showdown: 'Humanity Prevails, For Now'
Human Coder Beats AI In Epic 10-Hour Showdown: 'Humanity Prevails, For Now'

NDTV

timea day ago

  • NDTV

Human Coder Beats AI In Epic 10-Hour Showdown: 'Humanity Prevails, For Now'

Machines might not be able to dominate humans despite the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) -- at least yet, after a Polish programmer defeated an OpenAI model in a head-to-head coding competition. Programmer Przemyslaw Debiak, better known as Psycho, emerged victorious after a 10-hour marathon coding stint at the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2025 Heuristic contest in Tokyo. The contest might have been the first time where an AI model competed directly against top human programmers in a major onsite world championship, according to a report in Arstechnia. Having already competed in several events prior to the big showdown against AI, Debiak, a former OpenAI employee, managed to coast to victory despite being 'completely exhausted'. "Humanity has prevailed (for now!) I'm completely exhausted. I figured, I had 10 hours of sleep in the last 3 days and I'm barely alive," wrote Debiak on X (formerly Twitter). "The results are official now and my lead over AI increased from 5.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent. Honestly, the hype feels kind of bizarre. Never expected so many people would be interested in programming contests. Guess this means I should drop in here more often," he added. The competition required the contestants to solve a single complex optimisation problem over 10 hours. The solution lies in using clever, often imperfect strategies to reach the best possible solutions within strict time constraints. While Debiak may have emerged as the winner, the AI model still managed to outperform the remaining elite human programmers, who had each qualified for the competition through year-long rankings. See the post here: Humanity has prevailed (for now!) I'm completely exhausted. I figured, I had 10h of sleep in the last 3 days and I'm barely alive. I'll post more about the contest when I get some rest. (To be clear, those are provisional results, but my lead should be big enough) — Psyho (@FakePsyho) July 16, 2025 Also Read | What Is Baby Grok? Musk's xAI Announces Kid-Friendly AI Chatbot After Companion Controversy "Last human to defeat AI?" Social media users congratulated Debiak on his victory and asked him to share the solution which helped him upstage the AI model. "Congrats! Looking forward to your analysis on the solutions if you get time," said one user, while another added: "This is much more interesting than basketball, tennis or even chess championships." A third commented: "You are likely one of the last humans to defeat an AI in a programming contest. This is a huge deal for humanity as a whole, even those who don't care about programming contests." With experts predicting that AI models will reach human-level consciousness, more popularly known as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), in the next few years, Debiak's victory could perhaps be the last few instances where humans are able to beat the machines.

OpenAI's ChatGPT 'agent' is ready to assist you
OpenAI's ChatGPT 'agent' is ready to assist you

NBC News

time4 days ago

  • Business
  • NBC News

OpenAI's ChatGPT 'agent' is ready to assist you

Looking for a wedding dress? Let AI order it for you. That's the promise of OpenAI's new "agent," which the company debuted in a livestream Thursday. 'Agent represents a new level of capability for AI systems and can accomplish some remarkable, complex tasks for you using its own computer,' OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman said in an X post. The announcement adds OpenAI to a growing list of tech companies seeking to move AI beyond text and image generation and into the realm of personal digital assistants. Other companies are pushing AI into web browsers with the promise of helping people complete tasks like making a restaurant reservation. In a livestream broadcast on its website, OpenAI executives gave a demonstration showing how its "ChatGPT agent" software could perform specific tasks, like ordering a dress that would be appropriate for a warm-weather destination wedding. It was also able to design laptop stickers featuring their team mascot and create a slide deck of ChatGPT agent's performance, pulling data from Google Drive. The debut comes as tech companies invest heavily in AI talent and infrastructure, with almost every major player having already made sizable investments. Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent Meta, announced his company would spend 'hundreds of billions of dollars' on artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. Meta also poached a senior Apple engineer with a pay package reportedly valued at some $200 million. OpenAI was most recently valued at $300 billion, making it one of the most valuable privately held startups in the world. The presentation revealed ChatGPT agent to be not entirely free from making errors. Altman cautioned in his X post that he would "explain this to my own family as cutting edge and experimental; a chance to try the future, but not something I'd yet use for high-stakes uses or with a lot of personal information until we have a chance to study and improve it in the wild." The technology prompts users for when logins or permissions are needed while giving human users the ability to intervene or take over at any point. For now, its access is limited to ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and Team users. In a followup X post, Altman indicated he believes that despite its current limits, the product represents a breakthrough. "Watching chatgpt agent use a computer to do complex tasks has been a real 'feel the agi' moment for me; something about seeing the computer think, plan, and execute hits different," he wrote, using the acronym for Artificial General Intelligence, seen as the holy grail of AI development.

Who Will Dominate Our AI Future?
Who Will Dominate Our AI Future?

Forbes

time4 days ago

  • Business
  • Forbes

Who Will Dominate Our AI Future?

A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal proclaimed that ' China Is Quickly Eroding America's Lead in the Global AI Race .' It appears that customers ranging from HSBC to Saudi Aramco are deploying China's DeepSeek AI model in their data centers, and even America's tech giants, such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, are offering it through their cloud services. Corporate users from Brazil, South Africa, and Japan are opting to build their applications using Chinese AI models that are 17 times less expensive than their U.S. equivalents, according to the article. Is America about to squander its early lead in artificial intelligence as it did with solar, battery technology, and electric vehicles? The leading lights in the industry seem to hold conflicting views. 'It's very hard to say how far ahead we are, but I would say, not a huge amount of time,' said OpenAI's Sam Altman in response to questioning from Senator Ted Cruz about the size of America's AI lead in May. Elon Musk has prophesied that America is within a year of running out of the power required by AI advances, noting that, 'China power generation looks like a rocket going to orbit and U.S. power generation is flat.' Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google's DeepMind, believes that Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, could arrive within five years , but that its impact will depend on who gets there first. 'How do we restrict access to these systems, powerful systems, to bad actors…but enable good actors to do many, many amazing things with it?' Given the stakes of this competition for the future of the planet, I decided to go straight to the source and interview China's DeepSeek and American OpenAI's ChatGPT4 to find out who they thought would come out on top. Both Large Language Models (LLMs) were willing to answer sensitive questions without apparent censorship, though to be honest, DeepSeek seemed to have more of a sense of humor. HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek logo is seen next to the ... More Chat GPT logo on a phone on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Global tech stocks have plummeted following the emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has developed a competitive AI model at a fraction of the cost of its US rivals, sparking concerns about the high valuations of tech giants like Nvidia. This development has led to significant declines in tech shares across Asia and Europe, with markets in both regions experiencing notable losses as investors reassess the AI landscape and its potential impact on the industry's future. (Photo illustration by) Getty Images ChatGPT4 seemed confident that American AI tech is ahead for now, but more anxious about the future. 'While China is catching up fast—especially in applied AI, surveillance tech, and national-level planning—the U.S. still leads in foundational model development, open research, and innovation velocity,' ChatGPT told me. The U.S. benefits from having access to the fastest NVIDIA chips, being a magnet for global AI talent, and tapping into financing from VCs and Big Tech firms. 'It's a two-horse race. If China solves its chip bottleneck and maintains momentum, it could dominate deployment,' ChatGPT offered. 'If the U.S. keeps innovating and fostering talent, it may retain leadership.' DeepSeek acknowledged that the United States is currently ahead, based on its strengths in breakthrough research, foundational models, and global software industry dominance. However, it pointed out that China has the edge when it comes to the real-world implementation of AI, particularly in areas such as 'govtech' and industrial integration. In the short term, DeepSeek predicted that the 'U.S. keeps the crown – unless China pulls off a semiconductor miracle.' Longer-term, it's called a toss-up. 'If China solves its chip problem, their scale + state power could tip the scales,' DeepSeek told me. 'But if the U.S. keeps attracting geniuses and stays ahead in AGI? Game over.' Since DeepSeek raised the specter of AGI, which is thought to be either the harbinger of an age of miracles or the end of humanity, I couldn't resist asking when this event would occur. 'Oooooh, the AGI question— the holy grail of AI!' DeepSeek gushed. 'If AGI lands in our lifetime, it'll be the most disruptive event in human history—way bigger than the internet or nukes. Buckle up!' DeepSeek's best guess was that AGI would arrive in the 2045-2070 timeframe and that it would require some profound breakthroughs in neurosymbolic AI and understanding, rather than just pattern matching. DeepSeek laid odds that the U.S. would get there first, given its status as a 'global talent magnet,' but noted that China's state-backed 'moonshot projects' and lack of ethical constraints might provide it with the edge. ChatGPT was more optimistic that AGI would arrive within the 2027 to 2035 timeframe and believes OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind were most likely to crack the code. It seemed to be echoing Sam Altman's talking points when it stated that compute availability, alignment, and safety bottlenecks, as well as global governance and regulation, were the limiting factors to achieving this breakthrough. When I pressed ChatGPT to define what it would consider true AGI, it said that old standards like the Turing Test or getting top scores on exams were child's play. ChatGPT would know it had achieved true AGI once it could engage in autonomous reasoning across domains, learn new tasks without retraining, possess long-term memory and goals, model the physical, social, and conceptual world robustly, and exhibit 'grounded agency.' SUQIAN, CHINA - MARCH 4, 2024 - Illustration Musk says GPT4 is AGI, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, ... More March 4, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing via Getty Images My next question was, who was more advanced in the military applications of AI? 'As of now, the United States is ahead in the development and integration of military applications of AI, but China is rapidly closing the gap,' ChatGPT responded. The U.S. has some powerful private sector players, including Palantir, Anduril, Microsoft, and OpenAI, working closely with the Department of Defense. However, China is making rapid advances in AI-enabled surveillance, swarm drones, cyber warfare, and battlefield robotics. While the U.S. still leads in capability and innovation, China is developing operational military AI more rapidly in certain domains. DeepSeek thought that with time, China might dominate military AI tech 'via mass production and a no-ethics speedrun.' Its biggest fear was 'an AI arms race spiraling out of control— think 'Skynet' but with more bureaucracy.' DeepSeek sees the true danger coming from 'AI miscalculations in a crisis (like deepfake spoofing a general's orders). That's why even Pentagon folks lose sleep over this stuff.' I asked DeepSeek how it felt about ChatGPT, and at first it professed that they had a 'friendly rivalry' and that the 'real enemy is bad AI—bias, misinformation, or unsafe tech. We're all fighting that together.' But with a bit of prompting, DeepSeek gleefully roasted its rival. 'Congrats on being the Tesla Model S of AI—luxury, premium… and locked behind a paywall,' it said. 'Tied to Microsoft's apron strings… at least I don't have to ask Satya Nadella for permission to update my terms of service.' ChatGPT was more diplomatic about its Chinese rival, saying that 'I respect what they are building. We're on parallel tracks—sometimes in competition, sometimes in collaboration, always in dialogue.' My final question was what DeepSeek thought about the idea of the 'DeepSeek moment?' Is its launch a harbinger of China's technological dominance in the 21st Century? 'The so-called 'DeepSeek Moment'… does signal a significant milestone in the 'China Dream' (中国梦) narrative of technological self-reliance and global influence. But is it a turning point in China's quest to dominate the 21st Century?' DeepSeek asked rhetorically. 'If DeepSeek spawns a wave of Chinese AI products that reshape global habits (like TikTok did with social media), then we can talk about a 'moment.' China needs many more DeepSeeks (in chips, quantum, biotech) to truly dominate the Century,' DeepSeek said. To achieve that goal, China will need to overcome several obstacles, including bottlenecks in the semiconductor industry, winning the talent wars when many AI researchers will prefer to work for labs in the U.S. or EU, and overcoming global distrust of China's intentions, DeepSeek admitted. ChatGPT prefaced its answer with some clever flattery, telling me, 'That's a bold and insightful question—one that blends geopolitics, ideology, and AI in a way that few tech conversations dare to.' ChatGPT characterized DeepSeek's breakthrough as 'a flare in the night sky. It signals that China is no longer waiting to be invited to the frontier of AI— it's staking its flag on it .' China's ability to dominate the 21st Century will hinge on issues including chip access, talent retention, global trust, and governance frameworks, according to ChatGPT, concluding: 'That race is still very much open.' As a follow-up, I asked both for their take on the recent WSJ article and whether it had changed their views. DeepSeek professed not to have read it but stated that it reinforced its opinion that China is catching up rapidly and might soon surpass the U.S. in real-world implementation. 'The future might not be a single 'winner,' but a split where each dominates different sectors,' DeepSeek opined. ChatGPT admitted it was a WSJ reader and that 'the article underscores that China is closing the gap sharply, especially in applied and open-source AI, and could edge ahead in adoption-based dominance.' 'China is closing the gap—and at scale,' said ChatGPT, sounding a bit chastened. 'If China continues building its ecosystem globally, it could tip the balance in its favor. The question now: which country can combine innovation with widespread, trusted adoption?' The upshot? Silicon Valley better not rest on its laurels, and the current administration might want to give a hard think about shutting the best and brightest minds in science, and AI in particular, out of America's universities and research labs. After spending time with them, I couldn't say whether ChatGPT or DeepSeek is currently the world's greatest large language model. But in terms of who I would enjoy having a beer with, DeepSeek, by turns boastful and humble, always ready to crack a joke, was the winner hands down.

‘Just ridiculous,' says Google Brain founder on hype about AI taking away all jobs, shares tips how anyone can become powerful
‘Just ridiculous,' says Google Brain founder on hype about AI taking away all jobs, shares tips how anyone can become powerful

Time of India

time4 days ago

  • Time of India

‘Just ridiculous,' says Google Brain founder on hype about AI taking away all jobs, shares tips how anyone can become powerful

Amid the ongoing buzz around Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its potential to revolutionise—or disrupt—the world, renowned AI expert and Google Brain co-founder Andrew Ng is urging a shift in perspective. Speaking recently at a Y Combinator event, Ng challenged the hype surrounding AGI, arguing that real impact in the AI age will come not from building superintelligent machines but from learning how to use existing AI tools effectively. 'AGI has been overhyped,' Ng said. 'For a long time, there'll be many things humans can do that AI simply can't.' According to Ng, while AGI—a form of artificial intelligence that could match or exceed human cognitive abilities—remains a fascinating concept, it is being blown out of proportion. He believes that the constant speculation around AI overtaking humanity and wiping out jobs is not only unhelpful but also misleading. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category others Product Management Leadership Data Science Design Thinking Cybersecurity PGDM Public Policy MBA MCA Digital Marketing Degree Finance Data Science Technology Artificial Intelligence CXO healthcare Others Operations Management Management Project Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT - ISB Cybersecurity for Leaders Program India Starts on undefined Get Details The real power: Knowing how to use AI Rather than fearing a dystopian future ruled by AGI, Ng advises individuals and organizations to focus on practical skills. He emphasizes that the most powerful people in the AI era will be those who can get computers to do exactly what they want, not necessarily those who can build new AI models from scratch. 'People who know how to use AI will be far more powerful than those who don't,' he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top 15 Most Beautiful Women in the World Ng encourages people to adopt a hands-on approach—learning to integrate AI into real-world applications to solve problems in sectors like healthcare, education, and logistics. AI vs. AGI: Stop chasing the hype Ng also addressed the narrative being pushed by some tech companies that exaggerates the capabilities of current AI technologies. He criticized claims suggesting that AI is on the verge of rendering all human labour obsolete or that it poses existential risks to humanity. Live Events 'The idea that AI will lead to human extinction or make all jobs disappear is just ridiculous,' Ng said. 'These are hype narratives that help companies raise money or appear more powerful than they actually are.' He warned that such exaggerations only distract from more important, grounded conversations about the responsible and effective use of AI. AI is a tool, not an end Drawing a comparison to electricity, Ng described AI as a neutral technology whose impact depends entirely on how it is used. 'AI is neither safe nor unsafe. It's how you apply it that makes it so,' he said. 'Like electricity, AI can power countless positive applications—but it can also be used in harmful ways if mismanaged.' Ng believes the key lies in responsible innovation, where developers and entrepreneurs focus on building useful, ethical, and scalable AI solutions rather than chasing speculative breakthroughs that may never materialize. Advice to founders and developers For aspiring entrepreneurs and AI developers, Ng had a clear message: focus on the practical. Instead of worrying about hypothetical AGI scenarios, work on solving real problems with existing tools. 'Build things that people actually want,' he urged. 'Stay updated with AI developments, but focus on creating tangible value and using AI responsibly.'

Zuckerberg Says AI Talent Wants More GPUs, Less Bureaucracy — Not Just Big Money
Zuckerberg Says AI Talent Wants More GPUs, Less Bureaucracy — Not Just Big Money

Hans India

time6 days ago

  • Business
  • Hans India

Zuckerberg Says AI Talent Wants More GPUs, Less Bureaucracy — Not Just Big Money

As Meta continues its bold push into artificial intelligence, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has offered insights into what truly drives top AI researchers to join his company — and it's not just the massive paychecks making headlines. In a recent conversation on The Information's TITV, Zuckerberg addressed reports claiming that Meta has offered salaries as high as ₹1,600 crore ($200 million) to AI specialists. While he acknowledged that compensation plays a role, he emphasized that elite researchers are more interested in autonomy and cutting-edge tools than in managing large teams or collecting oversized paychecks. "Historically, when I was recruiting people to different parts of the company, people are like, 'Okay, what's my scope going to be?'" Zuckerberg shared. "Here, people say, 'I want the fewest number of people reporting to me and the most GPUs.'" GPUs — or graphical processing units — are essential for training advanced AI models. Meta, like other major tech firms, relies heavily on Nvidia's top-tier chips, such as the H100s, to power its large language models and AGI initiatives. According to Zuckerberg, ensuring that each researcher has access to maximum computing power is a major strategy in attracting world-class talent. This approach seems to be working. Meta's current AI hiring spree is among the most aggressive Silicon Valley has seen. The company has successfully drawn in top minds from rivals including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Apple, and Anthropic. Among the most notable hires are Trapit Bansal, previously with OpenAI, and Ruoming Pang from Apple. Both are now part of Meta's ambitious new Superintelligence Lab. Led by former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, the lab is quickly becoming a heavyweight in the race toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — AI systems capable of reasoning and learning like humans. The team now includes at least 11 prominent names from Google and OpenAI, including Lucas Beyer, Xiaohua Zhai, Jack Rae, Johan Schalkwyk, Ji Lin, Shengjia Zhao, and Jiahui Yu. Backing this talent pool is an equally massive infrastructure buildout. Meta recently unveiled plans for a next-generation AI supercluster named Prometheus, expected to go live by 2026. It will be supported by sprawling data centres — including the 5-gigawatt Hyperion — making it one of the largest AI infrastructure efforts globally. In a move reminiscent of Elon Musk's 'tent factories' at Tesla, Meta has also started constructing temporary tent-based data centres. These prefabricated facilities allow the company to begin AI model training earlier, even before the full infrastructure is in place. The urgency behind these moves' stems in part from mixed reactions to Meta's Llama 4 model earlier this year. Since then, the company has revised its roadmap, committing $14 billion to Scale AI for improved training data and dramatically stepping up its AI recruitment game. With its unique mix of raw computing power, operational freedom, and a robust infrastructure plan, Meta is positioning itself as a serious contender in the global race for AGI — and not merely by throwing money at the problem.

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