In a historic milestone, two Chinese academics have won the world’s top prize in mathematics for the first time at the International Congress of Mathematicians. The both

Deng Leyan scored a perfect 42 at the International Mathematical Olympiad for the second year running when the 67th edition closed in his home city of Shanghai this week.

A perfect score at the world's most prestigious math contest used to be the preserve of a handful of bright young minds each year, but for the first time, artificial intelligence has also earned a perfect score.

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A perfect result at the world's most prestigious mathematics contest used to be the preserve of a handful of bright young minds each year, but for the first time, artificial intelligence has also scored full marks.