The Washington Post September 13, 2026 β€’ 17:00

He was close to a huge math breakthrough. Then he got scooped by AI. - The Washington Post

By Miriam Waldvogel

He was close to a huge math breakthrough. Then he got scooped by AI. - The Washington Post

A New York University professor questions whether AI agents that solved one of the most complex problems in theoretical mathematics were fed on his work.

Tristan Buckmaster thought he was on the verge ofthe most important discovery of his mathematical career when he heard that ChatGPT maker OpenAI was interested in the same problem and had launched an… [+32 chars]

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