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‘hello there the jacobian conjecture is false thanx’: why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI

Yet another longstanding mathematical question has been resolved by AI – and it feels a little different from the ones that have come before

22.07.2026 20

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Melissa Lee

An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematicians

Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős’ ‘planar unit distance conjecture’ has stood since 1946 – but an AI disproof has made mathematicians pay attention.

26.05.2026 50

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Melissa lee