OpenAI Solves Decade-Old Math Problems for $2K in API Costs, Sparking Debate
andersonbcdefg · x · 2026-08-02
OpenAI executive Noam Brown tweeted that their models achieved breakthroughs on 10 math problems that had seen no progress for over a decade, with the total API cost for generating the proofs being under $2,000.
However, this astonishing claim has sparked controversy. Tech critic Ed Zitron and others expressed skepticism, while prominent AI critic Gary Marcus directly posted implying that at least one of the AI-generated mathematical proofs might be wrong.
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