Radiolab's 'Math Vs Machine': OpenAI claims a Millennium Prize Problem solve
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-10-22
Mathematician Steven Strogatz stars in Radiolab's new episode Math Vs Machine: in under four years AI went from failing basic arithmetic to tackling problems that baffle top mathematicians, and in September 2026 OpenAI announced it had solved a Millennium Prize Problem. The episode probes whether humanity's window to truly understand the world is closing, citing Regina Barzilay's deep-learning cancer diagnosis work (relying on AI we don't understand when stakes are high), Strogatz & Townsend's new book Big Math, and NYT coverage of OpenAI's release of findings on 377 math problems.
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