For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach ended ...

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The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got six or seven of the ten questions right.

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OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.

Summary: A critical research letter warns that a novel statistical method used to support a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs can severely overstate clinical efficacy. The study evaluated quantile ...

More and more mathematicians are speaking up about how quickly AI is beginning to add real value to their fields. The latest voice is one of the most credentialed in the world. Timothy Gowers, a ...