Chinese Student Shocks : Beats AI and Top Universities in Math Competition
The competition's qualifying round, which lasted 48 hours, included multiple-choice and essay-length questions, and no AI teams made it to the finals. Jiang's achievement secured her place among 801 global finalists.
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A 17-year-old Chinese student, Jiang Ping, has amazed the nation by outperforming artificial intelligence and students from top universities such as MIT, Stanford, and Princeton in a math competition. Jiang, a fashion design student from a vocational school in Jiangsu province, stood out in the Alibaba Global Math Competition, finishing 12th out of thousands of participants.
Jiang's success is particularly notable because vocational schools in China are not typically associated with academic excellence. The competition's qualifying round, which lasted 48 hours, included multiple-choice and essay-length questions, and no AI teams made it to the finals. Jiang's achievement secured her place among 801 global finalists.
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Her unexpected success has garnered widespread support, with a hashtag about her receiving 17 million views on social media. Jiang’s performance has impressed Chinese universities, with Zhejiang University praising her on social media. The final results, which could award winners up to $30,000, will be announced in August.
Jiang expressed her love for advanced math, calling it a hobby that fuels her curiosity. Fans have shown their support by visiting her parents’ home with gifts, and local shopping malls have displayed her picture. Her teacher, who ranked 125th in the contest, had encouraged her to participate, believing in her potential for a different future. Although she could have attended a more academically rigorous high school, Jiang chose her vocational school to stay with her sister and friends. She now plans to pursue higher education in math alongside fashion design.
The Alibaba Global Math Competition, open to all math enthusiasts since 2018, included AI teams for the first time this year. Jiang remains committed to her passion for math, regardless of her future plans.
