An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry

Re:An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in dis... by toilet on Thursday May 21, 2026 @04:43AM (#48219615)

I have no idea about research in mathematics: How will mathematicians judge what constitutes new conceptual math that is actually useful, vs a hallucination that might be novel but doesn't introduce anything actual meaningful?

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Re:An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in dis... by RedCinnabar on Thursday May 21, 2026 @08:09AM (#48221336)

It’s basically up to the domain experts. What I found interesting in mathematical optimization/combinatorics (my fields of interest) when an AI proved some major results some time ago was probably dismissed as a boring fact by someone else. What OP is mentioning is just their personal preference and doesn’t reflect the actual opinion of the mathematical world.

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Re:An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in dis... by bananaflag on Friday May 22, 2026 @10:35AM (#48236493)

> What OP is mentioning is just their personal preference and doesn’t reflect the actual opinion of the mathematical world.

Indeed, I never claim that my idiosyncrasies represent math at large.

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Re:An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in dis... by bananaflag on Thursday May 21, 2026 @11:17AM (#48224249)

Same as when humans do it.

Human mathematicians frequently introduce new pointless abstractions just to churn out papers. And they are not accepted in serious journals, but they sometimes find a place in some mediocre or bad journal.

Of course, AI will increase this phenomenon manifold.

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