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Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC

May 16, 20268:58News & Politics

It’s said that AI could soon be coming for the jobs of artists, lawyers, and software engineers. But it might now also be threatening a role at the height of academia – are pure mathematicians safe? Last month, a Stanfor...

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Published May 16, 2026, 8:58 long, audio available.

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