Codex was told to pick an unsolved math problem and verify its own answer
Singularitarian · x · 2026-07-21
A retweeted prompt asks Codex to solve one of the 10 latest open math problems that LLMs still cannot solve, to use sub-agents if needed, and to verify the result carefully so it does not get overconfident. The image shows the task already planned, turning the exchange into a neat agent-demo meme.
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