OpenAI Astra reportedly solved 10 long-standing math problems dating back to 1946. Mathematicians are now actively debating ...

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OpenAI Group PBC revealed Saturday that an internal version of Astra, the model family it calls its next major release, ...

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A long-standing mathematical conundrum has been solved by ChatGPT in a few hours, with only a few simple prompts. The Dinitz-Garg-Goemans conjecture is a 30-year-old question in graph theory, but a ...

Eric Weinstein argues that modern physics has spent decades pursuing the wrong questions while neglecting the breakthroughs that could fundamentally change humanity's future. He claims the path to ...

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This month, 30 mathematicians gathered at Harvard University to grade a consequential and difficult problem set. This wasn’t just any test; its outcome would guide a field grappling with existential ...

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future? Credit...Illustrations by Yoshi ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

Puzzles — they’re often thought of as something for little kids and older adults. Brain games can keep a child occupied so their caretakers can shower with the door closed, and they can keep an older ...