Claude Mythos reportedly solves OpenAI's landmark Erdős problem with a 'cute, simple proof'
Shortly after OpenAI disproved Erdős' unit-distance conjecture, Anthropic shows Claude Mythos can solve the problem too - 'over the weekend.' Engineer Sholto Douglas says Mythos cracked the 1946 conjecture with a 'cute, simple proof,' a sign of 'serious overhang' in AI-driven math discoveries.
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Key points
- OpenAI first disproved the Erdős unit-distance conjecture; Anthropic's Claude Mythos then solved it independently.
- Engineer Sholto Douglas stated Mythos produced a 'cute, simple proof' over a weekend, indicating underutilized AI capacity.
- The achievement suggests a 'serious overhang' in AI-driven mathematical discoveries.
Why it matters
This matters because openAI first disproved the Erdős unit-distance conjecture; Anthropic's Claude Mythos then solved it independently.
Technical impact
May affect model selection, inference cost, product capability, and evaluation benchmarks.
Shortly after OpenAI disproved Erdős' unit-distance conjecture, Anthropic shows Claude Mythos can solve the problem too - "over the weekend." Engineer Sholto Douglas says Mythos cracked the 1946 conjecture with a "cute, simple proof," a sign of "serious overhang" in AI-driven math discoveries.
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