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Fermat’s last theorem formalised by AI agents in just 11 days

Fermat’s last theorem formalised by AI agents in just 11 daysWorldPing

Converting the proof of Fermat's last theorem into code that computers can check was expected to take years.Anthropic's Claude AI managed it in less than two weeks…

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