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

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

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

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Recent advances in Vision Language Models (VLMs) have shown significant progress in mathematical reasoning, yet they still face a critical bottleneck with problems that require visual assistance, such ...