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.

OpenAI announced its AI model, Astra, has resolved 10 longstanding mathematical problems spanning cryptography, quantum computing, geometry, and graph theory.

OpenAI's Astra solves 10 long-open math problems and publishes the proofs - SiliconANGLE