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OpenAI's Astra model solves 10 long-standing mathematics problems
OpenAI has revealed that Astra, an internal version of its next major model, solved 10 long-standing problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science, including a problem from 1999 and three from Paul Erdős' list. All proofs have been verified in Lean, and the computational cost was around 2000 dollars in tokens.
WHY IT MATTERS
The breakthrough raises questions about the role of machine proofs in mathematics and signals that AI systems are now solving decade-old problems at low cost, with consequences extending far beyond mathematics.
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