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AI is dividing the math world in two

Oct 20, 2026 · 44m

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Over the last several months, the AI industry has set its sights on some of the problems that have stymied mathematicians for years. In some cases, AI models have made huge progress — though exactly how much isn't always obvious. The Verge's Robert Hart explains what OpenAI and others have actually accomplished, the disastrously bad ways the companies have interacted with researchers, and whether there's a future left for human mathematics. Further reading: ⁠Spotify pulls 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations⁠ ⁠Adobe Lightroom mobile can now open closed eyes in photos with a simple tap⁠ ⁠Wii Sports is back on the Switch 2, and it rules⁠ ⁠All the drama around AI’s…