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stumped

[stuhmpt] / stʌmpt /


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ChatGPT-style AI is revolutionizing the world of high-level math by quickly solving famous, long-unsolved problems that stumped experts for decades.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

In a year of unthinkable math progress, as increasingly powerful AI systems have cracked conjectures that had long stumped humans, OpenAI published a breakthrough on Tuesday that represents the most significant advance yet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

With Jamie Smith up they can't because of the risk of being stumped.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The 12-year-old drugmaker, more commonly known as RevMed, had spent much of its existence trying to solve a scientific puzzle that had stumped some of the industry’s leading researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

This was one’s right as a defendant, and though the request became a regular occurrence, Van Rensburg would almost always be stumped.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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