Polymarket Puts 72% Odds on AI Cracking a Millennium Problem in 2026
saln1 · reddit · 2026-09-12
On Polymarket, the bet that AI solves another Millennium Prize Problem in 2026 now sits at 72%. The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture is seen as the most likely target, while P=NP ranks as least likely. The market reflects growing confidence that AI systems are on the verge of breakthroughs in fundamental mathematics far sooner than academic consensus expected.
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