Mathematicians grapple with OpenAI solving ~400 open problems overnight
shiringhaffary · x · 2026-10-08
Mathematicians are reacting to OpenAI reportedly solving 400 open math problems in a day. One early-career researcher asks what doing research will even mean now, and which contributions the profession will learn to value: "There is no going back."
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