OpenAI's AI helped overturn a longstanding math conjecture by finding a counterexample, highlighting a powerful new way to ...
The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.
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Google and OpenAI have solved decades-old problems — but the scientific community is beginning to discuss whether limits ...
A chatbot’s result for the 80-year-old “unit distance” conjecture is the first AI proof that would likely be published in math’s top journal if humans had done it alone ...
Teachers have called for a strong ministry response but feel stuck trying to combat a digital problem with analog tools.
When the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics went live on 2 June 2026, things moved quickly. The ...
A breakthrough from an OpenAI model would have meant nothing without humans to make sense of it.
GenAI’s breakthrough in mathematics offers a lesson for medicine: solving healthcare’s biggest problems means questioning old ...
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