Betting on AI cracking the last Millennium Prize problem may come sooner than we think
Darpinian · x · 2026-09-11
A viral quip making the rounds in AI circles: given the pace of progress in AI mathematical reasoning, it won't be long before people start placing bets on how long the final Millennium Prize problem will remain unsolved. The post resonated widely, capturing the field's growing expectation that frontier models may soon tackle the hardest open problems in mathematics.
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