4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (869+ words) By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas The audience was previously told that that problem was meant to be incredibly difficult, taking years of expert thinking to resolve, yet it was quickly worked out by Damon's insightful janitor in just…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (484+ words) An AlphaFold 4scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-offs exclusive new AI Isomorphic Labs proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results By Ewen Callaway & Nature magazine The AI tool…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (480+ words) What we risk when we confuse AI and human intelligence Putting humans and LLMs head-to-head in classic tests of judgment from human psychology underscores the differences between them By Walter Quattrociocchi edited by Daisy Yuhas When you walk into a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (274+ words) This mathematician proved a brilliant theorem to justify his social awkwardness George P'lya's random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical space By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (841+ words) The mathematical mystery inside the legendary "90s shooter Quake 3 Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas Game developers didn…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (562+ words) AI just got its toughest math test yet. The results are mixed Experts gave AI 10 math problems to solve in a week. OpenAI, researchers and amateurs all gave it their best shot By Joseph Howlett edited by Claire Cameron Interim…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (239+ words) The arrangement leaves gaps in the square's four corners, two of which are filled with smaller circles that just barely touch the big red circle and the two corner sides of the blue square. This, in ... Math puzzle: The sum…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (964+ words) Is AI on the precipice of revolutionizing math? It depends LLMs have recently helped find solutions to a number of minor longstanding problems. But a new plan called First Proof is really putting them to the test By Joseph Howlett…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (444+ words) Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI: Show us your work Frustrated by the AI industry's claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has proposed a better way By Joseph Howlett edited by Claire…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (378+ words) Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes A new proof solves a long-standing problem about the doughnut-shaped torus By Rachel Crowell edited by Clara Moskowitz Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth surface....