Perelman's Millennium Feat Goes Viral as 'No AI' Flex

Viral posts revisit Grigori Perelman, who proved the Poincaré conjecture via three arXiv papers yet refused the Fields Medal and $1 million prize, with users joking 'no AI btw' and calling him possibly the last human to solve a Millennium Problem alone.

2026-09-08 ~ 2026-09-10 · 4 related posts

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• Perelman: First and Last Human to Solve a Millennium Prize Problem — DimitrisPapail · 2026-09-09
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