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AI deciphers Kurt Gödel's theorems, revealing early continuum hypothesis proof

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AI, specifically Claude, has assisted in deciphering the complex notebooks of mathematician Kurt Gödel. These notebooks contain hundreds of theorems, written in a shorthand known only to a few. A retired logician, Jan von Plato, utilized Claude to decode 663 theorems, with 400 of them being verifiable. Notably, this process uncovered a proof of the continuum hypothesis that predates Paul Cohen's verified proof by two decades. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates AI's potential in accelerating complex academic research and uncovering historical scientific discoveries.

RANK_REASON AI used to analyze and verify historical mathematical theorems from a researcher's notebooks. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AI deciphers Kurt Gödel's theorems, revealing early continuum hypothesis proof

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Claude # AI helps to decipher Kurt Gödel's notebooks containing hundreds of proven theorems. Only 6 people in the world even know the shorthand chiffre he wrote

    Claude # AI helps to decipher Kurt Gödel's notebooks containing hundreds of proven theorems. Only 6 people in the world even know the shorthand chiffre he wrote it in, called "Gabelsbergers shorthand" created around 1817 by Franz Xaver Gabelsberger. Finnish retired logician Jan v…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/kurt-godel-notebooks-ai…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Claude # AI helps to decipher Kurt Gödel's notebooks containing hundreds of proven theorems. Only 6 people in the world even know the shorthand chiffre he wrote

    Claude # AI helps to decipher Kurt Gödel's notebooks containing hundreds of proven theorems. Only 6 people in the world even know the shorthand chiffre he wrote it in, called "Gabelsbergers shorthand" created around 1817 by Franz Xaver Gabelsberger. Finnish retired logician Jan v…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/kurt-godel-notebooks-ai…

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