AI Beats Predictions: Math Proofs, Putnam Achieved 25 Years Early
haider1 · x · 2026-07-04
In 2022, AI experts predicted it would take until roughly 2050 for AI to prove publishable mathematical theorems and until 2033 to win the Putnam math competition. However, LLMs achieved both milestones this year, arriving 25 and 7 years earlier than expected, respectively. This case once again demonstrates a systemic underestimation of AI's exponential progress, with current capability improvements vastly outpacing historical forecasts.
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