SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 13, 2026Wired

‘I’m Really Terrified’: A Mathematician Grapples With AI’s Recent Breakthroughs

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AI is rapidly solving major math problems in 2026, leaving mathematicians emotionally shaken. OpenAI used tens of thousands of AI agents to crack a 90-year-old, $1 million problem, while Anthropic's Claude proved thousands of theorems. Mathematician Steven Strogatz warns human experts may soon be obsolete, calling 2026 math's best or worst year ever.

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