OpenAI announced 10,000 AI agents solved a 90-year-old fluid dynamics problem in under 90 hours. It later published over 700 new mathematical papers from a single model. Computer scientist Scott Aaronson called it one of the biggest days in mathematical history. Experts warn rapid AI math advances could break public-key cryptography. This cryptography secures web browsers, messaging and online banking. Ethereum researchers urged the blockchain industry to prepare for potential cryptographic failures. Vitalik Buterin said AI may outpace quantum computing as a threat to crypto. OpenAI’s proofs remain unverified by human mathematicians. Verification may lag behind the pace of AI-generated discoveries.
What changed
Mathematical proofs required human derivation and took years or decades to solve.
What it unlocks
AI can now generate novel mathematical proofs at unprecedented speed and scale.
- 10,000 AI agents
- 90-year-old Navier-Stokes problem solved in <90 hours
- 700+ new mathematical papers
- $1 million Millennium Prize Problem reward
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