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In a groundbreaking development, GPT-5 has demonstrated superior aptitude compared to human doctors in a recent evaluation using the US medical licensing exam. A detailed research paper outlining these findings is accessible at https://www.alphaxiv.org/pdf/2508.08224. The emergence of this topic has generated substantial dialogue within the AI community, with initial discussions surfacing on Reddit (https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1n26s1q/gpt5_outperformed_doctors_on_the_us_medical/). This achievement underscores the rapidly advancing capabilities of AI in complex and critical domains.