Mathematics

What AI means for the fate of mathematics

The recent shake-up to the field is the latest in a series of instances of AI making mathematical breakthroughs in 2026.

Top maths prize winners warn AI race is threat to field

AI giant OpenAI said one of its models had cracked in a matter of days a Millennium Prize Problem that had eluded mathematicians for generations.

What is Navier-Stokes, the ‘Millennium Problem’ cracked by OpenAI

OpenAI said on Sept 8 that its newest AI technology had solved one of the “Millennium Problems” - a collection of important unanswered math questions.

OpenAI says it has cracked one of math’s ‘Millennium Problems’

OpenAI said one of its latest artificial intelligence models - not yet released to the public - needed just 88 hours to solve what mathematicians call “the Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem”.

More scrolling, less reading: Teen literacy sinks to lowest this century

More than one in four students say devices distract them from their lessons.

AI catches up with humans to score 100% at top maths contest

Huawei says its AI system “Celia” has shown “comprehensive problem-solving capabilities” across several mathematical fields.

Billionaire Bernard Arnault lauds mathematics in $74 million gift to alma mater

Bernard Arnault’s move is the biggest donation ever to Polytechnique since its creation in 1794.

Common errors in maths exams and how to avoid them

Lucas Yee, 12, tends to be careless in mathematics, says his mother, Jessy Liu, 45.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 3, 2026

The US military’s Central Command posted a video showing the missile strike the tanker.

Mathematicians say ‘don’t believe hype’ on AI capabilities

The “Leiden Declaration” - backed by over 150 maths professors from across the world - warns governments not to “believe the hype” about AI systems’ maths abilities.

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