- He previously posted on X on the 2025/10/17 the following:
> Hi, as the owner/maintainer of http://erdosproblems.com, this is a dramatic misrepresentation. GPT-5 found references, which solved these problems, that I personally was unaware of. The 'open' status only means I personally am unaware of a paper which solves it. [1]
> GPT-5 has been a very useful tool in searching the literature, and this has been a valuable addition to the website. Its literature searching ability is already useful and impressive enough, no need to describe it as something it's not! [2]
- Thomas Bloom is the current owner of https://www.erdosproblems.com/
- He previously posted on X on the 2025/10/17 the following:
> Hi, as the owner/maintainer of http://erdosproblems.com, this is a dramatic misrepresentation. GPT-5 found references, which solved these problems, that I personally was unaware of. The 'open' status only means I personally am unaware of a paper which solves it. [1]
> GPT-5 has been a very useful tool in searching the literature, and this has been a valuable addition to the website. Its literature searching ability is already useful and impressive enough, no need to describe it as something it's not! [2]
[1]: https://x.com/thomasfbloom/status/1979254235075059732
[2]: https://x.com/thomasfbloom/status/1979254675833549207
I don't have the mathematical chops or knowledge of mathematicians to evaluate any of that.