A mathematician used Fable 5 to disprove a major math problem
A mathematician has used Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 to disprove the Jacobian conjecture, a mathematical riddle that has remained unsolved since 1939.
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The brief
A mathematician utilized Claude Fable 5 to find a counterexample to the 87-year-old Jacobian conjecture. The process reportedly took only a few hours to complete.
Coverage from New Scientist, Mashable, and Glitchwire emphasizes the surprise of the mathematical community regarding the AI's solution. ForkLog specifically identifies the tool used as Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.
Attention is now on Alpöge's function, which according to Inshorts, also outputs three new numbers.
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Quick answers
Which AI model was used to disprove the conjecture?
The mathematician used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.
How old was the Jacobian conjecture?
The conjecture dates back to 1939 and was 87 years old.
How long did the process take?
According to Glitchwire, the conjecture was disproven in a few hours.
Coverage (7)
- Anthropic researchers report that the AI 'Claude Fable 5' has generated a counterexample that overturns the Jacobian conjecture, a problem that has been unsolved for 87 years. GIGAZINE · 7h ago
- Fable 5 Refutes the 87-Year-Old Jacobian Conjecture, Shaking the Mathematics Community KuCoin · 7h ago
- Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 finds counterexample to 1939 Jacobian conjecture ForkLog · 12h ago
- Mathematician claims Claude Fable helped him disprove 87-year-old Jacobian conjecture | Alpöge's function also outputs 3 new numbers Inshorts · 12h ago
- A Mathematician Used Claude Fable to Disprove the 87-Year-Old Jacobian Conjecture in a Few Hours Glitchwire · 12h ago
- AI’s solution to 87-year-old riddle takes mathematicians by surprise New Scientist · 12h ago
- A mathematician used Fable 5 to disprove a major math problem Mashable · 12h ago
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