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Claude Formalized Fermat's Last Theorem In 11 Days On 6B Output Tokens

Anthropic's Claude formalized Fermat's Last Theorem in 11 days using 6 billion output tokens, a task that Kevin Buzzard's £1 million project aims to complete over five years. The achievement demonstrates the AI's advanced mathematical reasoning capabilities.

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Claude Formalized Fermat's Last Theorem In 11 Days On 6B Output Tokens
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Clauderecently formalized Fermat's Last Theorem in just 11 days, a task Kevin Buzzard's £1 million project aims to complete over five years.

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