Fields medalist: OpenAI solving 350 major math problems felt like being crushed by trucks
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-09
Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields medalist, reacted to OpenAI's math results: the model resolved 350 major problems — "like being run over by trucks" — wiping out problems and research directions he had cited in talks, papers, and grant applications. Math blogger Astra added that even one fully confirmed, genuinely novel result would already be a major event in mathematics history.
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