Erdős problem #851: confusion with another problem noted by the wiki, partial results found in the literature (ChatGPT Deep research, Claude, Gemini Deep Research)
Status
Contested
Recorded on · github.com
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What this status means
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It stays “Contested” until a refutation is established. It would become “Withdrawn” if its author withdrew it or the reference source marked it incorrect.
Dated archive: status recorded on the wiki frozen on Jun 30, 2026
The gist
The “AI contributions to Erdős problems” wiki, frozen on 30 June 2026, lists an AI contribution to Erdős problem #851 as “Confused with another problem; Partial results found”.
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The status has changed 1 times since Oct 12, 2026: a citation always points to a dated snapshot.
Cite snapshot 1, Oct 12, 2026
APA citation with the dated link
BibTeX @misc, key discoveria-erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a-r1
@misc{discoveria-erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a-r1,
author = {{DiscoverIA}},
title = {Erdős problem #851: confusion with another problem noted by the wiki, partial results found in the literature (ChatGPT Deep research, Claude, Gemini Deep Research)},
howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a},
note = {Status « Not evaluated », snapshot 1, recorded on October 12, 2026. literature search},
year = {2026},
url = {https://discoveria.ai/en/fiche/erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a/#releve-1},
urldate = {2026-10-12}
}Dated link opens this snapshot in the history
Cite snapshot 2, Oct 12, 2026
APA citation with the dated link
BibTeX @misc, key discoveria-erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a-r2
@misc{discoveria-erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a-r2,
author = {{DiscoverIA}},
title = {Erdős problem #851: confusion with another problem noted by the wiki, partial results found in the literature (ChatGPT Deep research, Claude, Gemini Deep Research)},
howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a},
note = {Status « Contested », snapshot 2, recorded on October 12, 2026. literature search},
year = {2026},
url = {https://discoveria.ai/en/fiche/erdos-851-chatgpt-deep-research-claude-gemini-deep-2a/#releve-2},
urldate = {2026-10-12}
}Dated link opens this snapshot in the history
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Key facts
- Claimed by
- ChatGPT Deep research, Claude, Gemini Deep Research, selon le wiki IA d'Erdős
announced on Feb 5, 2026 - Nature
- literature search
- Field
- Mathematics (Erdős problem #851 (number theory))
- Wiki category
- Literature search (contribution secondaire : recherche bibliographique)
- Wiki verdict
- « Confused with another problem; Partial results found » : 🟡 progrès partiel (légende du wiki) ; travail incorrect (légende du wiki)
- According to erdosproblems.com
- problem proved (recorded on Oct 12, 2026)
- Checked by
- no verifier identified
- Sources (domains)
- 2 : 1 read word for word, 1 links only
- This entry
- AI draft, not reviewed
For experts
Sources(domains)
- primairegithub.compage read word for word · consulted on Oct 12, 2026
- listeerdosproblems.comlink only, reading not recorded
Method
Status “contested” recorded on 12 October 2026 from github.com (page read, quotation checked word for word). History: 2 dated observations, oldest first.
Limits
The status may change if a new source is published; the dated history stays visible.
In the same set
AI contributions to Erdős problems (wiki by T. Tao, frozen on 30 June 2026) · entry 337 of 521, by problem number
- Withdrawn : Erdős problem #848: proof judged incorrect by the wiki (Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5.4)
- Not evaluated : Erdős problem #848: explicit bound and partial result on a variant problem according to the wiki (Gemini 3.1 Pro, GPT-5.2 Thinking, GPT-5.4 Thinking)
- Not evaluated : Erdős problem #848: full solution according to the wiki (GPT-5)
- Contested : Erdős problem #851: confusion with another problem noted by the wiki, partial results found in the literature (ChatGPT Deep research, Claude, Gemini Deep Research)
- Not evaluated : Erdős problem #851: full solution building upon Romanoff (1934) according to the wiki (GPT-5.2 Pro)
- Not evaluated : Erdős problem #852: partial result according to the wiki (GPT-5.4)
- Not evaluated : Erdős problem #852: candidate partial result according to the wiki (GPT-5.5 Pro)
Status history
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- 02
Not evaluatedbecomesContestedCurrent status
reclassified from not evaluated to contested based on the wiki's text
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