According to OpenAI (@OpenAI), the IOI online AI track leveraged an API for participants to access contest problems and submit solutions independently, without direct supervision from contest organizers (source: OpenAI Twitter, August 11, 2025). This approach enabled scalable, remote participation and demonstrates the growing trend of automation and self-service platforms in AI competitions. Such API-driven workflows lower barriers to entry, support global engagement, and present business opportunities for developing secure, automated contest management systems within the AI education and talent discovery sectors.

According to Sam Altman (@sama), OpenAI has rolled out GPT-5 to 20% of its paid users and the model is now handling over 2 billion transactions per minute (TPM) via the API. This milestone demonstrates robust engineering and infrastructure, highlighting the rapid adoption and scalability of advanced AI language models in the enterprise sector. The high API throughput signals expanding business opportunities for developers and companies seeking to integrate next-generation AI into their products and services. Source: Sam Altman on Twitter (August 7, 2025).