# ChatGPT proves Dinitz-Garg-Goemans conjecture is false

> Source: <https://twitter.com/DmitryRybin1/status/2079906232069177643>
> Published: 2026-07-23 19:36:33+00:00

Dinitz-Garg-Goemans conjecture is false. This graph theory problem was open for ~30 years.
The graph below has fractional flow cost 58. Any unsplittable flow (with capacity violation <=15) has cost at least 60.
Chat with GPT 5.6 Pro where this was found:

- I know counterexamples to old conjectures are becoming a meme at this point. But I really cared about this problem and spent many weeks thinking about it a while ago (in both directions, proof and disproof). I think almost all graph flows experts thought about this problem.
- The conjecture was based on absolutely stunning result of Dinitz, Garg, and Goemans: any fractional flow can be routed to unsplittable flow by violating graph capacities by at most max(demand). The chat with gpt pro here is an absolute meme
- Your 'many weeks thinking about it' was asking the model to try again 4x. 😂
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