Neurosurgery Resident Solves Major Open Problem in Numerical Linear Algebra Using ChatGPT
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-08-12
Renowned mathematician Steven Strogatz shared an astonishing case from the frontiers of math and AI: a neurosurgery resident with no background in advanced mathematics successfully used ChatGPT to solve a major open problem in numerical linear algebra.
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