The key man who helped Gemini win the IMO gold medal, almost became a professional pianist
Yi Tay, a research scientist at Google DeepMind, is a key figure behind Gemini's success in academic competitions like the International Mathematical Olympiad. He also contributed to Gemini 2.5, 3, and the Gemini Deep Think math research paper. Before rejoining Google DeepMind to lead a new reasoning and AGI-focused team, Tay co-founded Reka AI, where he helped train a multimodal model competitive with GPT-4. He is also a highly accomplished pianist, having earned an Associate Diploma in classical piano performance and once considering a career in music. AI
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