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Claude Mythos reportedly solves OpenAI's landmark Erdős problem with a "cute, simple proof"

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · 6:31PM
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Shortly after OpenAI disproved Erdős' unit-distance conjecture, Anthropic shows Claude Mythos can solve the problem too - "over the weekend." Engineer Sholto Douglas says Mythos cracked the 1946 conjecture with a "cute, simple proof," a sign of "serious overhang" in AI-driven math discoveries. The a

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