A breakthrough from an OpenAI model would have meant nothing without humans to make sense of it.

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A new benchmark pitting AI against previously unseen maths problems shows systems still fall short of top human expertise.

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Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got ...

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Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to ...

In 1946, the mathematician Paul Erdős posed the unit distance problem—and suggested a winning strategy. An A.I. model has now ...

A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the ...

For Jessica Wynne, there’s a unique beauty in the way mathematicians express themselves on a chalkboard (or blackboard, as it’s also known). It represents a very different experience from using a ...