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The story of GPT-5 and the Erdős problems serves as a reminder for both AI developers and consumers to temper enthusiasm with critical analysis. As Thomas Bloom highlighted, the role of AI in research is to assist—not to rebrand existing solutions as breakthroughs.
Going forward, the AI community should prioritize transparency, peer review, and accurate communication of capabilities. Just because AI can retrieve and suggest relevant literature doesn't mean it has cracked the code on unsolved problems. Maintaining these distinctions is essential to fostering a responsible, innovative, and ultimately trustworthy AI ecosystem.