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AI Proves 18-Year-Old Quantum Conjecture in 3 Days

📅 Nov 7, 2026

✍️ Aamir Raza

An AI Just Solved a Math Problem Open Since 2008

A startup says its research system proved a quantum conjecture in 3 days — and a computer checker verified every step.

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The 18-Year-Old Question

The Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture asks how much faster quantum computers can really be than ordinary ones.

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Three Days, One Proof

PSI's system, running an unreleased Anthropic model, had a full proof by day three — then improved it twice.

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Checked by a Computer, Not a Person

Lean, a proof assistant, verified all 648 theorems. No step was left unproved, no extra assumption added.

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Not Peer Reviewed — Yet

No outside expert has checked it yet, and the paper is public on GitHub for anyone to test.

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