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title: "Exponential Time Hypothesis co-proposer Russell Impagliazzo calls OpenAI's disproof \"shocking news\"; it could one day speed up chip design and break encryption (Cade Metz/New York Times)"
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summary: "Russell Impagliazzo, a co-proposer of the Exponential Time Hypothesis, called OpenAI's disproof of the hypothesis \"shocking news.\" The disproof could one day speed up chip design and break encryption."
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# Exponential Time Hypothesis co\-proposer Russell Impagliazzo calls OpenAI's disproof "shocking news"; it could one day speed up chip design and break encryption \(Cade Metz/New York Times\)

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**Published:** 2026-11-07T17:15:01.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** openai, llm

## Summary

Russell Impagliazzo, a co\-proposer of the Exponential Time Hypothesis, called OpenAI's disproof of the hypothesis "shocking news\." The disproof could one day speed up chip design and break encryption\.

## Sources

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