Visualizing AI Math Progress: Cost to Solve Erdős Problems Nears $10M
ajeya_cotra · x · 2026-08-12
A widely shared figure compares recent AI progress on Erdős problems against the estimated cost for human mathematicians to achieve the same progress, extrapolated from historical solve rates. The data highlights that AI's expenditure horizon for mathematical research is rapidly pushing toward the $10 million mark.
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