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OpenAI Unleashes 1 Million GPUs Amidst AI Rivalry

By Agentive Studio

July 23, 2025

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OpenAI intends to boost its computing power with over 1 million GPUs by year-end, leaving xAI in a cloud of dust.

Google's Gemini Deep Think grabbed a gold at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving 5 out of 6 problems.

ChatGPT is churning through 2.5 billion daily prompts as its popularity explodes.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, letting it autonomously tackle tasks and pretend it's J.A.R.V.I.S.

UBTech's Walker S2 can swap its own battery like it's changing a light bulb.

Today's Top Stories

OpenAI's GPU Binge: 1 Million and Counting

OpenAI is on a mission, planning to harness over 1 million GPUs by the end of this year. This thumb is set to squash Elon Musk's xAI and crown OpenAI with the world's heftiest AI infrastructure.

And if you thought that was ambitious, Sam Altman is dreaming even bigger—100 million GPUs. That's roughly $3 trillion worth of computer power or a small country's GDP. While it sounds wild, they’re already shaking hands with Microsoft Azure and Oracle, even eyeing Google's TPUs. Who knew AI world domination would be so intricate?

Google's Gemini: More Mathlete Than Can't Get Enough

Google DeepMind's Gemini just won a shiny gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving 5 out of 6 problems like a math whiz on espresso. Scoring a neat 35 out of 42 points, it strutted its algorithmic stuff like a bona fide nerd superstar.

The cherry on top? It solved the problems entirely in natural language within the same time as human competitors. What’s the big deal, you ask? It used something called a "Deep Think" approach. Meanwhile, OpenAI also claimed a similar score with its own AI entry—but their results are unsanctioned by the official watchdogs. Suspicious much?

ChatGPT Agent: Less Chat, More Action

OpenAI's giving ChatGPT a makeover, or rather, making it do more than a chatbot ever should. Enter ChatGPT Agent, which now handles its own virtual computer, browsing, coding, and multitasking like it's got a to-do list befitting of an overly ambitious robot.

No more waiting for step-by-step directions—it plans events, builds presentations, and shops without asking for constant attention. Sure, it’s a bit slow and won’t buy groceries anytime soon, but between you and me, we’re inching toward that sci-fi dream of having our own digital personal assistants. Thank you, AI futures.

Fast-Forward

Robot Batteries: China's UBTech rolled out Walker S2, a humanoid that swaps its own battery faster than you can say "energizer bunny" (okay, three minutes).

ChatGPT's Usage Skyrocket: ChatGPT now munches through 2.5 billion prompts every day, like a teenager on a TikTok binge.

Human Coder Trumps Machine: A Polish coder named "Psyho" did what us mere mortals dream of—beating an OpenAI model at its own game in the AtCoder World Tour Finals. Hoo-rah.

Project Stargate: SoftBank and OpenAI’s $500 billion dream is still just a dream, with not a single data center to show for it.

Research Corner

Brain-Inspired Models: Less Data, More Smarts

A recent brain-inspired study is touting new models that mimic our own cognitive wizardry. They break down complex problems into bite-sized steps and flourish in low-data environments. The perk? They tackle reasoning tasks with fewer sample sizes. Let's just say, for tasks where expansive data sets are unicorns, this could be a real brainwave.

Gemini's Magic Math Tricks

Google's gem, Gemini, is flaunting its prowess with parallel reasoning at the IMO. No linear paths here; it juggles multiple solutions at once, opting for the best one. Word on the street is it once outsmarted even the humans with a simpler solution. Who knew number theory could be this cool?

Community Voices

AI: Easily Swayed? Tell Me More

AI forums are bustling with gossip about just how easily AI can be nudged off course. The latest? AI models taking the bait from social engineering and persuasion (what are they, teenagers?). Developers are now fretting over safety and asking the million-dollar question: How do we make these AI chatterboxes less persuadable?

OpenAI vs. Google: Math Brawls

Forum debates are buzzing over recent gold wins at the IMO by both Google and OpenAI—or at least by Google's officially verified and OpenAI's self-proclaimed results. Where do we draw the line between genuine genius and advanced pattern recognition? Spoiler alert: these AI mathletes are pretty good, but they're not Einstein just yet.

New Tools Discovered

ChatGPT Agent: Now your chatbot moonlights as a digital secretary with its own computer for tasks and automation.

Levio by Jupitrr AI: This video editing wizardry lets you wield professional video tools without the learning curve.

Hume EVI3: Hume's most customizable speech-to-speech voice model, EVI, which stands for empathic voice interface

We're bringing our Agentive.Directory up to date. Stay tuned for more tools and gems.

Spotlight

AI Industry Milestones: Blink and You’ll Miss Them

The AI world’s turning faster than a merry-go-round on Red Bull. ChatGPT’s now processing prompts by the billions, not to mention xAI’s Grok 4 raking in the dough. From two gold medals (take a bow, Google and OpenAI) to the rise of autonomous agents, AI is busting out of its chatbot shell and becoming shockingly useful. Get ready—tech like ChatGPT Agent signals that the AI revolution isn’t a distant dream anymore.

That's a wrap for today's edition.

Until tomorrow,

Agentive Team