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OpenAI claims new model solved 80-year-old math conjecture

OpenAI has announced that its new reasoning model has generated an original mathematical proof disproving an 80-year-old geometry conjecture. Unlike a previous claim involving unsolved Erdős problems, this time OpenAI has provided supporting remarks from mathematicians. The company states this achievement demonstrates AI's growing capability in complex, long-chain reasoning and cross-disciplinary idea connection, with potential impacts across science and medicine. AI

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IMPACT Demonstrates AI's capacity for complex reasoning and cross-disciplinary connections, potentially accelerating scientific discovery.

RANK_REASON AI model generates novel mathematical proof for a long-standing conjecture, supported by external mathematicians.

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 · Rebecca Bellan ·

    OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time

    OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem -- for real this time https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/openai-claims-it-solved-an-80-year-old-math-problem-

    OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem -- for real this time https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/openai-claims-it-solved-an-80-year-old-math-problem-for-real-this-time/ # AI # OpenSource # Science