Models can solve IMO problems, but can they create one? Idea generation lags badly
pranjalssh · x · 2026-09-15
- A striking mismatch: current models have incredible tactical capability (IMO-level problem solving) but remain remarkably bad at idea generation, and the gap seems not to improve with new releases.
- The poster pushes it further: a model can solve IMO problems, but can it create one? A pointed observation on the missing creative side of frontier models.
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