GPT-5.6 reportedly solves Feige’s 1/e conjecture in probability
MickeySteamboat · x · 2026-07-29
A user says a friend used GPT-5.6 to solve a long-standing probability conjecture: Feige’s 1/e conjecture.
- The conjecture concerns independent nonnegative random variables \(X1, \dots, Xn\) with \(E[Xi] \le 1\) and \(Sn = X1 + \cdots + Xn\).
- It states that \(P(Sn \le E[Sn] + 1) \ge 1/e\).
- The post presents the result as a notable surprise, with the author saying it is exciting to see a problem discussed over lunch and dinner get solved.
Related event: GPT-5.6 Reportedly Assists in Proving Long-Standing Feige's Conjecture(4 posts)→
More from Models
- Moonshot releases Kimi K3 weights, a 2.8T MoE model with 1M-token context — Gradio · 2026-07-29
- GPT-5.6 Pro impresses as a code reviewer and bug hunter, says one user — dejavucoder · 2026-07-29
- From GPT-2 to KimiK3, a thread argues the story is bigger than scale — algo_diver · 2026-07-29
- Leaked video says Gemini 4 may be nearing release, showing physics and animation demos — WorldofAI · 2026-07-29
- Users say Anthropic’s Opus 5 has become nearly unreadable after personalization changes — himanshustwts · 2026-07-29
- Scobleizer says Grok 4.5 is the best coding model right now — Scobleizer · 2026-07-29