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An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry
An OpenAI model solved the 80-year-old unit distance problem, disproving a major conjecture in discrete geometry and marking a milestone in AI-driven mathematics.
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| May 20, 2026 | An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry by tedsanders | 1,429 | 1,055 |
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