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Anthropic says an unreleased Claude model produced a potentially new mathematical result while attempting to solve the famous Riemann hypothesis.

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This month, 30 mathematicians gathered at Harvard University to grade a consequential and difficult problem set. This wasn’t just any test; its outcome would guide a field grappling with existential ...