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Re:Sharing AI progress in mathematics by _heimdall on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @07:38AM (#49991338)
The only thing potentially stopping these models from also outputting new theories along the way is the goal they were given.

I have to assume OpenAI is only prompting to solve problems, presumably they could also prompt to not interesting new theories or paths of research found along the way as well.

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Re:Sharing AI progress in mathematics by spolitry on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @09:00AM (#49992157)
OpenAI is doing problems because they know they can't do higher theory yet.
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Re:Sharing AI progress in mathematics by _heimdall on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @10:23AM (#49993302)
I asusme they're doing problems because its an easy way to turn $40m of someone else's money into a catchy news headline.
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