- A Fields Medalist, Timothy Gowers, tested ChatGPT 5.5 Pro on open problems in number theory and observed that the model improved an exponential bound to a polynomial one within under an hour.
- The key idea was deemed “completely original” by an MIT researcher involved, highlighting the significant impact of such AI advancements on mathematical research.
- This incident underscores a new threshold for mathematical contributions: proving something that Large Language Models (LLMs) cannot do without human intervention.
Originally published at the-decoder.com. Curated by AI Maestro.
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