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Re:Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro by eru on Sunday January 18, 2026 @02:08AM (#46665480)
Well, Alpha Go and Stockfish can beat you at their games. Why shouldn't these models beat us at math proofs?
Re:Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro by _fizz_buzz_ on Sunday January 18, 2026 @04:10AM (#46666163)
Chess and Go have very restrictive rules. It seems a lot more obvious to me why a computer can beat a human at it. They have a huge advantage just by being able to calculate very deep lines in a very short time. I actually find it impressive for how long humans were able to beat computers at go. Math proofs seem a lot more open ended to me.
Re:Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro by thfuran on Sunday January 18, 2026 @03:05AM (#46665785)
Alpha go and stockfish were specifically designed and trained to win at those games.
Re:Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro by Davidzheng on Sunday January 18, 2026 @03:12AM (#46665810)
And we can train models specifically at math proofs? I think only difference is that math is bigger....