GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization

	GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization(old.reddit.com)
	581 points by mbustamanter 1 day ago \| 380 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Acknowledges the result as a real but niche contribution to the field ↓The achievement is overstated since author spent a year prepping and included the technique in the prompt ↓Skeptical caution that the result is not yet peer reviewed ↑Marvels at how AI intelligence is now cheap and commonplace, making human skills irrelevant •Curious speculation about implications and applying LLMs to other hard math problems