OpenAI makes big splash with AI finding math problem breakthrough. Real lesson is to use AI to find counterexamples. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to ...

With the adoption of artificial-intelligence agents becoming more widespread among businesses, some of the most avid corporate users are racing to avoid the issues that come with having too many ...

In 1946, the mathematician Paul Erdős posed the unit distance problem—and suggested a winning strategy. An A.I. model has now ...

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said he will back sweeping changes to the ...

Three animated series have received orders by Prime Video via the GenAI Creators’ Fund, a new joint initiative of Amazon Web Services and Amazon MGM Studios. The projects are Cupcake & Friends from ...

The projects include work from 'Maya and the Three’ director Jorge Gutierrez, former Nickelodeon exec Albie Hecht and Buzzfeed Studios. By Katie Kilkenny, Alex Weprin Amazon is embarking on a major ...

News that large language models (LLM) have made major advances in solving Erdős problems – a set of problems formulated by the renowned 20 th-century mathematician Paul Erdős – has created an ...

AI math proof verification reached a new frontier as DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus solved nine open Erdős research problems with Lean-verified proofs, some unsolved for 56 years. The May 2026 Science Ne ...