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Sharing AI progress in mathematics

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OPENAI DID MATH

Sharing AI progress in mathematics

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Math

CLAIM STATUS · PUBLISHED

OpenAI publishes new results on open problems in mathematics from an internal frontier model and shares Lean proof formalizations and research details on GitHub.
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OPENAI DID MATH

On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem

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OPEN PROBLEM SOLVED*

Math / Physics

CLAIM STATUS · PUBLISHED

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We’re sharing an AI-generated solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, including a writeup and a formal proof in Lean.
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Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science

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Math

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OpenAI shares new results on long-standing open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science, including advances in geometry, cryptography, and complexity.
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OPENAI DID SCIENCE

A near-autonomous AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry

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DISCOVERY

Chemistry

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OpenAI and Molecule.one show how a near-autonomous AI chemist using GPT-5.4 improved a key drug-making reaction, advancing medicinal chemistry research.
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An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry

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OPEN PROBLEM SOLVED*

Math

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An OpenAI model solved the 80-year-old unit distance problem, disproving a major conjecture in discrete geometry and marking a milestone in AI-driven mathematics.
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OPENAI DID MATH

GPT-5.2 derives a new result in theoretical physics

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Physics

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A new preprint shows GPT-5.2 proposing a new formula for a gluon amplitude, later formally proved and verified by OpenAI and academic collaborators.
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GPT-5 lowers the cost of cell-free protein synthesis

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DISCOVERY

Biology

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An autonomous lab combining OpenAI’s GPT-5 with Ginkgo Bioworks’ cloud automation cut cell-free protein synthesis costs by 40% through closed-loop experimentation.
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Measuring AI’s capability to accelerate biological research

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DISCOVERY

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OpenAI introduces a real-world evaluation framework to measure how AI can accelerate biological research in the wet lab. Using GPT-5 to optimize a molecular cloning protocol, the work explores both the promise and risks of AI-assisted experimentation.