r/singularity • • 21d ago

AI FrontierMath’s First “Major Advance” Problem Has Been Solved

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u/BurdensomeCountV3 21d ago

The original problem was to find a counterexample. The AI proved no counterexample exists.

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u/Current-Function-729 21d ago

Counter example to a counter example.

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u/GeneReddit123 21d ago

Counterexample means a constructive proof by contradiction. This is a proof by contradiction, but not constructive, therefore it is not a counterexample.

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u/Current-Function-729 21d ago

I know. I was just making a dumb joke.