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AI keeps cracking unsolved math problems, and mathematicians have mixed feelings

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Saturday, Aug 1, 2026 ยท 4:01PM
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OpenAI's refutation of the Unit Distance Conjecture has sparked a wave of AI-assisted advances in mathematics. Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers says GPT 5.6 Pro solved two problems he had spent considerable time working on, each on its first attempt. He warns of the "possible destruction of mathem

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