Fable 5 reportedly finds a counterexample to the 1939 Jacobian conjecture
dotey · x · 2026-07-21
A retweeted thread claims Fable 5 found a counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a problem first posed in 1939, and presents it as another milestone for AI in mathematical research.
- The thread frames the result as a major defeat for a long-standing conjecture.
- It adds historical context around Zhang Yitang’s past struggle with the problem and his advisor’s skepticism.
- The final point is that AI produced an unusually compact counterexample, which the poster sees as the most ironic part.
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