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OpenAI solves 80-year-old 'simple' unsolved problem
short by Ashley Paul / on Thursday, 21 May, 2026
OpenAI solved mathematician Paul Erdős' 80-year-old "simple" mathematical problem, which aimed to find the number of points that can be placed on a plane at a distance of one unit. OpenAI said it used a generic AI model instead of a specially-built one to solve the problem. OpenAI disproved the widely held belief that a square grid is the solution.
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