Grok 4.5 Potentially Provides Original Math Counterexample

LiorOnAI · x · 2026-07-11

Reports indicate that Grok 4.5 provided a new counterexample to an open mathematical problem. If independently verified, it would suggest the model isn't merely regurgitating existing work but driving an original mathematical discovery.

The post explains that the problem relates to hypercontractivity, involving harmonic analysis, probability, and partial differential equations. The previously known conclusion was that the property holds in 3 dimensions and fails by 13 dimensions, but the exact dimension of the "first failure" was unclear. The counterexample constructed by Grok allegedly pushes this critical point to 4 dimensions, thereby refining previous results.

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