Report: Internal OpenAI Astra Solves 10 Major Math and Computer Science Problems

polynoamial · x · 2026-08-01

An internal version of Astra, OpenAI's next major model family, has reportedly solved 10 major open problems in mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science, marking a significant leap in scientific reasoning.

Context from the quoted post reveals the model provided proofs for these problems, including new circuit lower bounds for computing the permanent, and mentions that GPT-5.6 has already enabled substantial work in math and science.

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