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OpenAI’s Unreleased Model Solved Math: Is Biology Next?

October 12, 2026 · 19 min

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An internal model from OpenAI reportedly solved around 90 of the hardest open mathematics problems and what that could mean for fields like physics, chemistry, and biology.

We cover expert reactions, verification challenges, and the potential for AI to accelerate work in science and pharmaceuticals.

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Timestamps

0:00 OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough
1:53 From Impossible to 90 Problems
4:39 Why This Changes Everything
8:06 Mathematicians Feel the Shock
10:30 Reasoning Spills Into Other Fields
11:37 The Cryptography Alarm
14:19 Humans Become the Bottleneck
15:56 Biology Is Next
17:26 Beyond Math, Toward AI Supremacy

#openai #maths #physics #chemistry #ai #science

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