GPT-5 solved the math problems on ErdosProblems.com by merely finding existing answers online, not developing new algorithms

Recently, a claim emerged that GPT-5 (developed by OpenAI) had “found solutions” to several long-standing open problems listed on ErdosProblems.com. The claim began with a tweet by an OpenAI researcher which stated that GPT-5 had solved 10 previously unsolved Erdős problems and made progress on more. However, Thomas Bloom—the creator and maintainer of ErdosProblems.com—responded swiftly, calling the claim “a dramatic misinterpretation.” He clarified that the label “open” on his site simply means he personally was unaware of a published solution, not that the problem is truly unsolved. He asserted that GPT-5 had only surfaced existing research papers that he had missed. This incident has sparked discussion about how to interpret AI contributions in mathematics, the difference between finding existing proofs and generating new ones, and how announcements about AI breakthroughs should be communicated responsibly.

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