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OpenAI announces one of its models identified new constructions for the planar unit distance problem first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946 that outperform square-grid arrangements long assumed optimal

Marks first autonomous AI solution to a longstanding open math problem.

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We're about to find out if we live in a simulation, very soon. @demishassabis just said "we're at the foothills of the singularity" and now OpenAI announces first novel Math problems solutions by AI! Very much looking forward to breakthroughs in physics next!

4:00 PM · May 20, 2026 View on X

@polynoamial @OpenAI This is impressive

Noam BrownNoam Brown@polynoamial

Today, we’re sharing that a general-purpose internal @openai model achieved a breakthrough on one of the best-known combinatorial geometry problems. Less than 1 year ago frontier AI models were at IMO gold-level performance. I expect this pace of progress to continue.

7:14 PM · May 20, 2026 · 189.2K Views
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Mysterium Tremendum

thebesthebes@voooooogel

unfortunately openai didn't publish the unsummarized chain of thought, but the summary is 125 pages! the model reaches the crucial idea (which it describes as 'frightening,' i would love to read the unabridged chain of thought here...) on page 39

8:36 PM · May 20, 2026 · 167.6K Views
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exclusive internal footage of gpt solving the planar unit distance problem

thebesthebes@voooooogel

unfortunately openai didn't publish the unsummarized chain of thought, but the summary is 125 pages! the model reaches the crucial idea (which it describes as 'frightening,' i would love to read the unabridged chain of thought here...) on page 39

8:36 PM · May 20, 2026 · 167.6K Views
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ChatGPT was frightened upon discovery of new math.

Curious behavior. I’m not sure I had an expectation for what an Ai should feel upon making a novel discovery, but fear is interesting.

Not surprise. Not shock. Not glee. Not curiosity.

Fear.

thebesthebes@voooooogel

unfortunately openai didn't publish the unsummarized chain of thought, but the summary is 125 pages! the model reaches the crucial idea (which it describes as 'frightening,' i would love to read the unabridged chain of thought here...) on page 39

8:36 PM · May 20, 2026 · 167.6K Views
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