"Mathematics is not a game of chess," one Fields Medal winner told CNET. Mathematicians worry AI companies are just trying to ...

OpenAI says it solved more than 370 math problems. Mathematicians say there could be breakthroughs in the bunch, if verified ...

After a previous solution angered mathematicians, the company characterized the new release as being more responsive to ...

A month after its Millennium Prize solution, OpenAI released findings on more than 300 problems—and tried to win back the world of math.

OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier ...

The field of mathematics was already riled up about AI. Last month, OpenAI said it solved the Navier-Stokes Equation, one of ...

An NYU math professor claims the AI behemoth rushed to solve the problem after discovering his progress.

Areas of pure math such as algebra, analysis, combinatorics and many others can be used—in some cases combined—to solve the complex math problems arising from applications of math to the real world.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...

When elementary students learn some tools for discussing math, they can start to see it as more than just quickly getting to ...

We've all been there: staring at a math test with a problem that seems impossible to solve. What if finding the solution to a problem took almost a century? For mathematicians who dabble in Ramsey ...