AI Solves 80-Year-Old Erdős Math Problem in Combinatorial Geometry
By
Ben Cohen
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
An AI system has solved a famous unsolved math problem (an Erdős problem) in combinatorial geometry that stumped mathematicians for 80 years. The breakthrough follows rapid AI progress from struggling with basic math to gold-medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad, and now to solving classic open problems in mathematics. The achievement has caused significant excitement in the mathematical community.
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· 3 pulledIf you are a mathematician, you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.
a famous math problem that stumped humans for the better part of a century has finally been toppled—by AI
The math world is losing its mind over the new solution to an Erdős problem.
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