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Phys.org — Technology · October 30, 2026 · On the brief until November 13, 2026

Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work

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Disproving a foundational computing hypothesis

OpenAI and Anthropic reported that their AI models disproved the exponential time hypothesis. If verified, the result overturns an assumption that shaped theoretical computer science for decades and points toward more efficient computing methods. It also shifts researchers away from discovering proofs toward checking machine work.

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Scientists face the dilemma of evaluating major mathematical discoveries when private firms own the tools and the machine cannot explain its reasoning.

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