18 August 2026

Math conjecture proved three times in one week using ChatGPT

• A 40-year-old unsolved math problem was independently proven three separate times within seven days.
• All three proofs relied heavily on ChatGPT, the conversational AI tool made by OpenAI, to work through the mathematics.
• The simultaneous discoveries raise questions about how to assign credit when AI helps multiple mathematicians reach the same answer.

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The NeuronPete Huang & Grant Harvey

A 40-year-old math conjecture was independently proven three times in one week, all with heavy ChatGPT assistance, raising questions about credit attribution when AI leads multiple people to the same discovery simultaneously.