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- A Fields Medalist, Timothy Gowers, tested the capabilities of a state-of-the-art AI model named ChatGPT 5.5 Pro and found it capable of delivering “PhD-level” math research in under two hours without any human assistance.
- The AI model improved an exponential bound to a polynomial one for open problems in number theory within an hour, with Gowers noting that the key idea was “completely original.”
- This development challenges the bar for mathematical contributions by demonstrating what current LLMs cannot achieve, potentially shifting the landscape of computational mathematics and AI research.
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Originally published at the-decoder.com. Curated by AI Maestro.
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