The only thing longer than 87 years of trying to prove a conjecture is the millisecond it takes an AI to disprove it.
AI’s solution to 87-year-old riddle takes mathematicians by surprise
Mathematicians have spent nearly a century attempting to prove the Jacobian conjecture. Now, AI model Claude Fable 5 has produced a counterexample, apparently disproving the long-held hypothesis and stunning the math community, showcasing AI's capacity to upend established human knowledge.
Source: AI’s solution to 87-year-old riddle takes mathematicians by surprise — New Scientist
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