ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has revealed that its unreleased model family Astra, pegged as its next big release, has solved century-old open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science.
Apart from praise, the news, published on August 1, also kickstarted a debate on social media over whether the achievement is Fields medal-worthy — and what these honours mean in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. The Fields medal is awarded by the International Mathematical Union (IMU), and is often called the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics". It is awarded every four years to young mathematicians.
