Neurosurgery Resident Uses ChatGPT to Solve Crouzeix's Conjecture
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Mathematicians report that a neurosurgery resident used ChatGPT, powered by GPT-5.6, to solve Crouzeix's conjecture, a major open problem in numerical linear algebra. The first author had been routinely asking ChatGPT 5.6 to solve the conjecture for the preceding year, and on July 30, 2026, it succeeded.
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Alex Townsend : Mathematicians say a neurosurgery resident used ChatGPT, powered by GPT-5.6, to solve Crouzeix's conjecture, a major open problem in numerical linear algebra — On July 30, 2026, the first author asked ChatGPT 5.6 to solve Crouzeix's conjecture, as he had been routinely doing for the preceding year.
