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OpenAI Reportedly Cracks 80-Year-Old Math Conjecture

OpenAI said the model found an infinite family of point arrangements that beat the classic grid approach, and external mathematicians verified the proof.

  • OpenAI reported that its internal reasoning model has produced a proof challenging longstanding assumptions in mathematics.
  • For nearly 80 years, mathematicians believed the best solutions resembled square grids.
  • OpenAI claims its model has created a proof that disproves a famous conjecture posed by Paul Erdős in 1946.
  • Misha Rudnev remarked that this was a problem he didn’t expect to see solved in his lifetime.
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TechCrunch broke the news in United States on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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