Chinese doctor solves decades-old math problem with ChatGPT help
ThereWas · reddit · 2026-08-15
According to the South China Morning Post, a Chinese doctor used ChatGPT to crack a mathematics problem that had stumped the field for decades. The report details how the doctor interacted with the LLM to gain inspiration and eventually solve the puzzle, highlighting AI's potential in aiding scientific research and complex logical reasoning.
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