AI News on July 22th
1. Human Programmer Defeats OpenAI AI in Marathon Coding Contest
#AIvsHuman #Programming #OpenAI
Polish programmer Przemysław Dębiak narrowly defeated OpenAI's custom AI model in a 10-hour coding marathon, scoring 181.2 billion points against AI's 165.4 billion (a 9.5% lead). The event, dubbed the "Programming Clash of the Century," was held in Tokyo under standardized hardware conditions. OpenAI acknowledged the AI's strong performance, marking its first top-three finish in elite programming contests. Meanwhile, Stanford's 2025 AI Index Report shows AI's coding test success rate surged from 4.4% to 71.7% in two years, with 90% of developers now using AI tools daily.
2. China Wins First Humanoid Robot Soccer World Cup
#RoboCup #ChinaAI #Robotics
China's Tsinghua Vulcan team made history by winning the 2025 RoboCup Humanoid League, defeating China Agricultural University's Shanhai team 5-2. This marks China's first gold in the tournament's 28-year history, showcasing advancements in embodied AI and robotics.
3. OpenAI's "Stargate" Data Center Project Faces Delays
#OpenAI #Stargate #SoftBank
OpenAI and SoftBank's $500 billion "Stargate" AI data center project has stalled due to disagreements on key terms, including location selection. No formal agreements have been signed for data center construction, significantly scaling back near-term plans.
4. Google's Gemini AI Achieves IMO Gold Medal Standards
#Gemini #DeepMind #Mathematics
Google DeepMind announced that its advanced Gemini model, equipped with "Deep Think" capabilities, officially met gold medal standards at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), solving 5 out of 6 problems with a total score of 35 points—a milestone certified by IMO officials.
5. Alibaba Upgrades Qwen3 Model with 256K Context Length
#Alibaba #Qwen3 #LLM
Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen released an upgraded version of its flagship Qwen3 model, named Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507-FP8, extending context length to 256K. The model is now available on ModelScope and Hugging Face.
6. Neuralink Completes Two Surgeries in a Single Day
#Neuralink #BrainChip #Musk
Elon Musk's Neuralink successfully performed two brain implant surgeries in one day, marking a shift from research-grade to industrial-scale operations. Both patients are reportedly recovering well.
7. OpenAI Expands UK Partnership, Grows London Team
#OpenAI #UK #AIResearch
The UK government announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI, which will expand its London office—its first overseas site—to bolster AI safety research and infrastructure investment.
8. Anthropic Claims Immunity to Meta's Talent Poaching
#Anthropic #Meta #AITalent
Anthropic co-founder Benjamin Mann stated that Meta's lucrative offers fail to lure their team, citing strong mission-driven culture. This comes amid fierce competition for AI talent.
9. China Deploys "Origin Wukong" Quantum Computers Nationwide
#QuantumComputing #ChinaTech #OriginQuantum
China's third-generation superconducting quantum computer, "Origin Wukong," has been commercially deployed in multiple locations, supporting national research projects, academic training, and specialized applications with fully domestic technology.
10. WAIC 2025 Set to Showcase AI Breakthroughs in Shanghai
#WAIC2025 #Shanghai #AIInnovation
The 2025 World AI Conference (July 26-28) will feature 800+ exhibitors across 70,000 sqm, including 40+ AI models, 50+ smart devices, and 60+ robots, with participation from 12 Turing/Nobel laureates and 80+ global AI leaders.