Two Independent Proofs of the Same Crypto Problem Show How AI Is Transforming Science

Two researchers independently solved the same open problem in quantum cryptography almost simultaneously using OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra. The MIT PhD student Seyoon Ragavan and professors Prabhanjan Ananth (UC Santa Barbara) and Amit Sahai (UCLA) submitted their papers to arXiv.org just three hours apart. The case raises fundamental questions about scientific credit and the meaning of independent discovery when everyone uses the same AI model.

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Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Max with 2.4 trillion parameters, to open-source weights

Alibaba has unveiled Qwen3.8-Max, its most powerful language model with 2.4 trillion total parameters, designed to autonomously complete complex tasks over days. In tests, the model coded software, reproduced research results, and ran a simulated e-commerce business. It is available now, with weights to be released next week.

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