I just tested a math competition problem on ChatGPT Strawberry (OpenAI o1), which is taken from Alibaba Global Math Competition (reference: https://cdn.damo.alibaba.com/27be865b12eed38631ab79deebbe2637/Ali_math_competition_3_english_reference_solutions.pdf). The correct reference answer from is also attached above. In the reference materials, it's said that this question is taken from Putnam 2005, question A4. The detailed step include "It is a direct consequence of the following basic result of matrix: For any matrix A of a rows and b columns, we have The question also appears as, for example, Corollary 2.2 in Lokam’s “Spectral methos for matrix rigidity ...” J. Computer and System Sciences 64, 449–473, 2001." As you can see the result from ChatGPT strawberry (OpenAI o1), the results and steps include: Define the vector ( s = \sum_{i \in R} H_i ), where ( H_i ) is the ( i )-th row of ( H ). The entries of ( s ) are: Compute the squared norm of ( s ): But since the rows of ( H ) are orthogonal and have norm squared ( n ), we also have: Dividing both sides by ( a ) (assuming ( a > 0 )) gives: Subtract ( b a ) from both sides: Which rearranges to: Answer: Because ab cannot exceed n; that is, every such all-1 block satisfies ab ≤ n.

To test OpenAI o1 model's ability of graduate-level machine learning & math, I tried to ask OpenAI o1 to solve the problem of "Use Newton method to calculate the exact value of \sqrt{2}. Provide Detailed proof step by step." OpenAI o1 actually gives me a very long detailed step-by-step proof, which is much detailed and longer than GPT4o or GPT4o-mini. The complete response is very long and I just summarized the detailed steps of the reasoning here. Overall, I think OpenAI o1 can provide more accurate responses than previous GPT4o' answers. But the response usually is very long and there are a lot of top-down break-down, which makes the final result correct but sometimes hard to understand and follow. OpenAI o1 breaks down the machine learning math problem into these steps: ### Step 1: Define the Function and Its Derivative ### Step 2: Derive the Newton's Method Iteration Formula ### Step 3: Choose an Initial Approximation ### Step 4: Perform Iterations ### Step 5: Understanding the Result Each iteration yields a rational approximation that gets closer to ( \sqrt{2} ): - Iteration 1: ( x_1 = \dfrac{3}{2} = 1.5 ) - Iteration 2: ( x_2 = \dfrac{17}{12} \approx 1.4167 ) - Iteration 3: ( x_3 = \dfrac{577}{408} \approx 1.41422 ) - Iteration 4: ( x_4 = \dfrac{667,217}{471,632} \approx 1.41421 ) ### Conclusion Using Newton's method with the function ( f(x) = x^2 - 2 ) and starting approximation ( x_0 = 1 ), we generate a sequence ( { x_n } ) defined by: [ x_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2} \left( x_n + \frac{2}{x_n} \right) ] This sequence converges to ( \sqrt{2} ) as ( n ) approaches infinity. ### Final Answer By applying Newton's method to the equation ( x^2 - 2 = 0 ), we find that ( \sqrt{2} ) is the limit of the sequence: [ x_{n+1} = \dfrac{1}{2} \left( x_n + \dfrac{2}{x_n} \right) ] Starting from ( x_0 = 1 ), each iteration gives a rational approximation of ( \sqrt{2} ). Although we cannot express ( \sqrt{2} ) exactly using Newton's method (since it's irrational), the method provides increasingly accurate approximations.

I tested ChatGPT Strawberry or o1 model this high school calculus math problem, which is to "Calculate the first order derivative of function f(x)=\frac{1}{x} at the point x=2.". ChatGPT o1 gives me the precision answer in detailed step of what's the derivative of function of f(x) and what's the value at point x=2. The calculation is very detailed and helpful. By the way, I am using the huggingface model apps of OpenAI o1 API, which doesn't requires the subscription.

Claude gives the correct answer to the math problem of finding the differentiation of a function. The result is very similar to the ones of Gemini for the same question "differentiation of function f(x) = e^x + log(x) + sin(x)?". And it also give the restriction of x>0 because there is a function log(x) in the original function. So it's pretty helpful.

Claude answered my math question of solving a quadratic equation. It uses the quadratic formula and set the coefficient a=1, b= 5, c= 6 to the quadratic formula and gets the exact answer. The proof and the step by step solution is exactly correct and very much helpful!