ChatGPT's breakthrough is not what it seems.

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

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The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got six or seven of the ten questions right.

The P vs NP problem is a fundamental question in computer science, unproven for decades, with immense consequences. If ...

The transcript explores Goldbach’s conjecture, the simple-looking claim that every even number greater than 2 can be written ...

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Across the front, it declares in italic script, “I’m too pretty to do math”. While some may see it as a joke, it is sparking ...

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For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...