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A new ‘golden age’ of mathematics may be dawning — thanks to AI and human ingenuity
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This image depicts an idea from the counterexample to the unit distance conjecture — a mathematical problem posed in 1946 and solved in 2026 by generative AI. (Trefor Bazett)
A new ‘golden age’ of mathematics may be dawning — thanks to AI and human ingenuity
Published: July 23, 2026 11.18am EDT
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In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the “unit distance conjecture” had just been resolved by generative AI.
Since then, there has been a steady drumbeat of new …
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