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# OpenAI Nears Second $1 Million Millennium Prize Solution With Hodge Conjecture

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**Published:** 2026-09-17T17:00:52.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** anthropic, claude, multi\-agent, open\-source, openai, math, hodge\-conjecture, research

## Summary

The artificial intelligence startup is attempting to resolve the Hodge Conjecture, one of seven challenges that each carry a $1 million reward\. Employees within the company anticipate a resolution soon, though an official announcement may be delayed while the firm manages its relationship with the mathematics community, The Information reported\. The project follows OpenAI's successful application of a model code\-named "Doug" to the Navier\-Stokes problem\. Some OpenAI researchers believe AI could automate the field of mathematics within 6 to 9 months, similar to recent developments in software engineering\. This work supports a broader objective of achieving recursive self\-improvement, where models are used to automate the research process and develop more advanced versions of themselves\.

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