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OpenAI claims AI discoveries; Lula wins; Meghan to co-host

OpenAI says its math and computer science results were checked with the Lean proof tool, while the physics findings remain under expert review; bold claims, pending homework.

On air: Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN Overnight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOpenAI says its AI systems are now making original discoveries in mathematics, computer science and physics, with papers dated October twenty-fifth in a public GitHub repository.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe math and computer science results were checked with a proof tool called Lean, while the physics findings are still under expert review.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOpenAI calls the papers raw research data.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRaw research data. Sounds like something from a gas station cooler.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLula has been reelected in Brazil, narrowly beating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the runoff.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell thirty-six percent between August twenty twenty-five and March this year, and environmentalists say the Amazon can breathe a sigh of relief.

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The story so far

  1. Lula wins Brazil runoff; candy prices climb before Halloween · Fox News
  2. King Charles weighed Harry and Meghan titles; Lula wins fourth term · The Express Tribune
  3. King Charles weighed stripping Harry and Meghan of titles · Yahoo News UK
  4. Bolsonaro rejects Brazil election result after Lula win · TheBlaze
  5. Lula wins Brazil runoff; Southern California braces for record tides · The Guardian
  6. Organized crime spreading along Amazon highway, study finds · Mongabay
  7. OpenAI claims AI discoveries; Lula wins; Meghan to co-host (this story)

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