{"slug": "this-is-impressive-an-ai-model-has-disproved-an", "title": "This is impressive:  an AI model has disproved an...", "summary": "An AI model has disproved an 80-year-old mathematical conjecture by Paul Erdős. The proof was generated by a new general-purpose reasoning model, not a system specifically trained for mathematics.", "body_md": "This is impressive: an AI model has disproved an 80-year-old conjecture by Paul Erdős. “The proof came from a new general-purpose reasoning model, rather than from a system trained specifically for mathematics.”\nThis site is made possible by member support. 💞\nBig thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support.\nWhen you buy through links on kottke.org, I may earn an affiliate commission. Thanks for supporting the site!\nkottke.org. home of fine hypertext products since 1998.\nBeloved by 86.47% of the web.\nThis is impressive: an AI model has disproved an 80-year-old conjecture by Paul Erdős. “The proof came from a new general-purpose reasoning model, rather than from a system trained specifically for mathematics.”\nHello! In order to leave a comment, you need to be a current kottke.org member. If you'd like to sign up for a membership to support the site and join the conversation, you can explore your options here.\nExisting members can sign in here. If you're a former member, you can renew your membership.\nNote: If you are a member and tried to log in, it didn't work, and now you're stuck in a neverending login loop of death, try disabling any ad blockers or extensions. Or try logging out and then back in. Still having trouble? Email me!", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/this-is-impressive-an-ai-model-has-disproved-an", "canonical_source": "https://kottke.org/26/05/0049001-an-ai-model-has-disproved", "published_at": "2026-05-21 16:58:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-21 17:09:16.047863+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "research", "machine-learning"], "entities": ["Paul Erdős"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/this-is-impressive-an-ai-model-has-disproved-an", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/this-is-impressive-an-ai-model-has-disproved-an.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/this-is-impressive-an-ai-model-has-disproved-an.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/this-is-impressive-an-ai-model-has-disproved-an.jsonld"}}