AI Solves Decade-Old Math Puzzle, No Humans Needed

A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) system has solved a math problem that had puzzled experts for over ten years. Researchers say the AI did this on its own, without human help. The problem was first proposed in 2014 by U.S. mathematician Dan Anderson. The Peking University-led team announced the breakthrough in a scientific paper published on April 4. Their AI framework used two AI "agents" that worked together. It analyzed decades of existing mathematical research to find the solution in just hours. This achievement demonstrates AI's growing ability to perform high-level, independent reasoning. It marks a significant step in using AI for fundamental scientific discovery.