SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 11, 2026TechCrunch

An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems

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Anthropic revealed that an unreleased AI model made significant progress on the Riemann hypothesis, a 150-year-old math problem with a $1 million prize. The model tested 650 ideas using 60 subagents over 36 hours, prompted by a non-mathematician. This adds to growing debate about AI's role in mathematical discovery.

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