OpenAI model solves 80-year-old planar unit distance problem posed by legendary mathematician Erdős
OpenAI's internal reasoning model has successfully disproved the planar unit distance conjecture, a problem posed by mathematician Paul Erdős in 1946. This conjecture had remained unresolved for nearly eight decades, challenging many mathematicians. The AI's findings reveal an infinite family of point configurations that achieve a greater number of unit distances than previously believed possible.
- ▪The planar unit distance conjecture was first proposed by Paul Erdős in 1946.
- ▪OpenAI's model discovered that the number of unit-distance pairs can grow at a rate of approximately n^(1+0.014).
- ▪Fields Medalist Tim Gowers validated the results of the AI's findings.
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- ▪ An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry - OpenAI — Google News
- ▪ OpenAI says an internal general-purpose reasoning model has disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a central problem in discrete geometry posed in 1946 (OpenAI) — Techmeme
- ▪ An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry — OpenAI
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