AnalysisScienceJuly 20, 2026

Claude Fable 5 used to refute 87-year-old Jacobian Conjecture

A mathematician used Claude Fable 5 to disprove the Jacobian Conjecture, an open problem since 1939. The counterexample was discovered during the World Cup final. The full reasoning is documented in a public ChatGPT conversation.

Featured · Terrence Tao

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