Two years ago r/math debated if AI could ever solve millennium problems — the Overton window has shifted
Snoo-75663 · reddit · 2026-10-28
The author resurfaces a r/math thread from just two years ago asking whether AI could "in a few decades" solve unsolved math problems, where commenters said it would require strong AI/AGI. Today the discourse assumes AI has already cracked a Millennium Prize problem and is nearing the rest. The author asks the community: what capability would make you declare AGI?
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