How a Claude model made a math breakthrough during its unsuccessful 54-hour attempt to solve the Riemann hypothesis after a user repeatedly encouraged it (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal)

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A Claude AI model achieved a mathematical breakthrough during a 54-hour attempt to solve the Riemann hypothesis, despite ultimately failing to solve the problem.…

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:

How a Claude model made a math breakthrough during its unsuccessful 54-hour attempt to solve the Riemann hypothesis after a user repeatedly encouraged it — The world's smartest AI models are now superhuman at math. They still respond to moral support and encouragement from mere humans.