Putnam, the world's hardest undergrad math contest, ended 4pm PT yesterday.
By 3:58pm, AxiomProver @axiommathai autonomously solved 8/12 of Putnam2025 in Lean, a 100% verifiable language.
Last year, our score would've been #4 of ~4000 and a Putnam Fellow (top 10 in recent yrs)
The William Lowell Putnam Exam is the world's most prestigious university competition. The median score is often 0.
Axiom is a 4-month-old startup in Palo Alto. We're building the starting point for reasoning: an AI mathematician.
Lean is a 100% machine verifiable language.
Sep 30, 2025 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Today, I am launching @axiommathai
At Axiom, we are building a self-improving superintelligent reasoner, starting with an AI mathematician.
Mathematical discovery unlocks everything: from the human brain to the cosmos. Throughout history, every mathematical breakthrough amplified the next.
AI changes this game entirely.
Mathematical discoveries can now unfold at exponential scale and unprecedented speed. We’re at the threshold of a mathematical renaissance.