{
  "id": 7976584,
  "title": "The week that changed maths for ever – podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-week-that-changed-maths-for-ever-podcast",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/sep/17/the-week-that-changed-maths-for-ever-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In early September, OpenAI announced it had solved a major mathematics problem that has stumped humans for nearly a century. The news left mathematicians reeling, and many expressed concern over what will be left for humans as AI becomes ever more adept at unravelling complex problems. Now 25 recipients of the Fields medal – often called the Nobel prize for maths – have signed an open letter…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}