OpenAI's Next Major Model Astra Solves 10 Long-Standing Math Problems
haider1 · x · 2026-08-01
OpenAI researcher Sébastien Bubeck revealed that an internal version of their next major model, Astra, has generated new results for 10 long-standing open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science.
These problems had seen no central progress for at least a decade, with total inference costs estimated at just $2,000. The breakthroughs span various fields, including disproving Connes' Rigidity Conjecture, improving bounds for high-dimensional sphere packing, and advances in circuit complexity. OpenAI has released the 10 proofs complete with Lean certificates and chain-of-thought walkthroughs.
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