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OpenAI says its AI solved hard math problems: 722 papers at once
One paper claims progress on a famous unsolved math problem. OpenAI itself says not all of it has been checked.
- 722 math papers released on 6 Oct 2026
- Only about 42% checked by a computer so far, says OpenAI
- 3 pulled the next day after a mistake
The facts
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OpenAI posted 722 math papers on a public website. It says an internal AI model produced the results.
openai/math README, initial commit (2026-10-06) - Confirmed
One paper claims progress on the Riemann hypothesis, a famous unsolved problem. The paper itself says it does not solve it.
The Quasi-Riemann Hypothesis (OpenAI, 30 Sep 2026), Section 1
Behind the headline
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OpenAI pulled 3 of the papers after a mistake, leaving 719, and corrected 14 others.
openai/math history.md, entry of October 7, 2026 - Confirmed
OpenAI says about 42% of the results have been checked by a computer proof tool, and the rest could have mistakes.
openai/math README (2026-10-08 version)
What the labels mean
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- The company or person involved says it, or an official document shows it.