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Math news — August 1, 2026

Publications tagged with Math published on August 1, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

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Science Chemistry Math Materials Research
Aug 1, 2026, 19:15 UTC
OpenAI's Astra Solves 10 Unsolved Math Problems
OpenAI's internal model, Astra, has solved 10 previously unsolved mathematical problems, including a 50-year-old problem on group theory and the Ehrhart conjecture on volume. The solutions were published in a detailed post, with proofs and reasoning provided. The total cost for finding all ten solutions was approximately $2,000 in tokens.
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Science Physics Math Materials Sci Policy
Aug 1, 2026, 19:15 UTC
OpenAI's Astra Model Solves 10 Major Mathematical Problems
OpenAI has announced that an internal version of its upcoming model, Astra, has generated solutions for 10 long-standing open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science. These problems had seen no significant progress for over a decade. The total inference cost was estimated at around $2,000.
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