Neurosurgery Resident Solves Major Open Math Problem Using ChatGPT
asusarla · x · 2026-08-13
Mathematician Steven Strogatz shared a case of AI-assisted research: a neurosurgery resident with no advanced math background successfully used ChatGPT to solve a major open problem in numerical linear algebra.
The post sparked discussion about the specific prompt used to tackle the problem, demonstrating the potential of large language models in cross-disciplinary complex reasoning.
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