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by yzydserd 18 days ago
Many squares in circles bests were found this month.

https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/squincir/

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Page doesn't say, but I'm guessing with help from AI
Brief search reveals prior academic research related to sexual orientation and dating apps. Doesn't appear to have done anything in maths before.

But then, why were they the first to issue the correct series of prompts to produce these results?

This would lend credence to the efficacy of using LLMs as tools. If mathematicians in the packing field had used the tool before this liberal arts student, they'd have their names on the record page.