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Timothy Gowers @wtgowers on Twitter / X

AI has now solved a major open problem -- one of the best known Erdos problems called the unit distance problem, one of Erdos's favourite questions and one that many mathematicians had tried.https://t.co/SD1vVPkrHR— Timothy Gowers @wtgowers (@wtgowers) May 20, 2026

Shouqiao Wang on Twitter / X

I solved 6 open Erdős problems in 5 days, using @OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol.I have a math background, but the Codex workflow I used does not require deep mathematical knowledge.Here’s exactly how I approached it, including my prompts 🧵— Shouqiao Wang (@Qiaoqiao2001) July 22, 2026

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