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This TechCrunch article delves into OpenAI's journey towards creating AI models that can perform tasks like a human. OpenAI's MathGen team played a crucial role in developing AI reasoning models, which are the fundamental technology behind AI agents. These models have significantly improved in mathematical reasoning, even winning a gold medal at the International Math Olympiad. The development of OpenAI's AI agents was a deliberate, years-long effort, with the company's first AI reasoning model, o1, being released in 2024. This model was a result of combining Large Language Models (LLMs), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and test-time computation, which helped improve the AI's performance on unseen math questions. Despite these advances, OpenAI's models still struggle with complex tasks. For instance, general-purpose AI agents like OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent and Perplexity's Comet often make mistakes and take longer to complete subjective tasks such as online shopping or finding a parking spot. The article also highlights how OpenAI's focus on developing the smartest-possible AI models rather than products has led to breakthroughs in AI reasoning models. It also mentions the company's upcoming GPT-5 model, which they hope to assert its dominance over competitors. The ultimate goal for OpenAI is to develop an AI agent that can do anything on the internet for the user, intuitively understanding what they want without requiring specific settings selections. However, the company faces stiff competition from Google, Anthropic, xAI, and Meta in achieving this goal.