There is a point of no return ahead: a point where we can’t simply turn the AIs off because they’d escape and turn us off instead.

OpenAI Astra reportedly solved 10 long-standing math problems dating back to 1946. Mathematicians are now actively debating ...

OpenAI Astra achieved a major breakthrough by solving 10 complex theoretical math problems, utilizing sub-agents for ...

Tsinghua dean Shing-Tung Yau says the awards for two Chinese mathematicians point the way for producing more homegrown talent ...

Astra, OpenAI’s planned GPT-5.6 successor, produced new results in geometry, cryptography, coding theory, and theoretical computer science.

For the second time in a week, a long-standing conjecture has been disproved by artificial intelligence, highlighting the advanced mathematical capabilities of ChatGPT and its ilk ...

Disproving the Jacobian conjecture marks the latest high-profile win in a historic year for frontier AI models in theoretical mathematics. (Image created with AI) An Anthropic researcher just gave ...

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A mathematician opens her office door to find a small fire. Without panicking, she looks around the room and spots a fire extinguisher. “Ah, a solution exists!” she says, before closing the door and ...

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A conversation with author Anne Morriss on why the slow and steady approach can leave issues unresolved. When it comes to solving complex, layered problems, the default for many organizational leaders ...