@wtgowers: I've recently got in on the act of getting AI to solve open problems in mathematics. More precisely, I gave some questi…
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Tim Gowers reports using ChatGPT 5.5 Pro to attempt to solve open mathematical problems posed by Melvyn Nathanson.
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I’ve recently got in on the act of getting AI to solve open problems in mathematics. More precisely, I gave some questions asked by Melvyn Nathanson to ChatGPT 5.5 Pro, to which I have been given access, and it answered them. 🧵
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