Paul Erdos, entirely normal midcentury academic
October 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Paul Erdos, entirely normal midcentury academic
you're the erdos of fucking
October 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
you're the erdos of fucking
Incidentally, this is kinda funny:
Looked like AI had a solution to an Erdős problem, but it turns out the Erdős problem had been solved by Erdős.
Looked like AI had a solution to an Erdős problem, but it turns out the Erdős problem had been solved by Erdős.
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Incidentally, this is kinda funny:
Looked like AI had a solution to an Erdős problem, but it turns out the Erdős problem had been solved by Erdős.
Looked like AI had a solution to an Erdős problem, but it turns out the Erdős problem had been solved by Erdős.
Mathematician Paul Erdős had a fantasy that he'd die giving a lecture. He'd prove a result, someone would ask about a generalization, he'd respond "I'll leave that to the next generation," and then he'd die.
He passed away at a conference in Warsaw #OTD in 1996, just after proving a new result. 🧪 🧮
He passed away at a conference in Warsaw #OTD in 1996, just after proving a new result. 🧪 🧮
September 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Mathematician Paul Erdős had a fantasy that he'd die giving a lecture. He'd prove a result, someone would ask about a generalization, he'd respond "I'll leave that to the next generation," and then he'd die.
He passed away at a conference in Warsaw #OTD in 1996, just after proving a new result. 🧪 🧮
He passed away at a conference in Warsaw #OTD in 1996, just after proving a new result. 🧪 🧮
4. Proving Erdos problems
Sure, LLMs are useful for:
1. Fraud
2. Plagiarism
3. Cognitive off-loading
Which of those use-cases are you promoting?
1. Fraud
2. Plagiarism
3. Cognitive off-loading
Which of those use-cases are you promoting?
March 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
4. Proving Erdos problems
my epstein number is lower than my erdos number
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
my epstein number is lower than my erdos number
Crazy. Another open Erdos problem fully solved by AI, and this one apparently an original solution. github.com/teorth/erdos...
April 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Crazy. Another open Erdos problem fully solved by AI, and this one apparently an original solution. github.com/teorth/erdos...
i wonder what the world's lowest aella-erdos-bacon number is
June 13, 2026 at 5:06 AM
i wonder what the world's lowest aella-erdos-bacon number is
It’s like if Paul Erdös wrote a super concise and elegant mathematical proof, but it was actually Paul Erdös the mattress salesman from Tuscaloosa and he did it on Tumblr.
April 10, 2024 at 8:24 PM
It’s like if Paul Erdös wrote a super concise and elegant mathematical proof, but it was actually Paul Erdös the mattress salesman from Tuscaloosa and he did it on Tumblr.
So relatable and also iconic:
On one occasion, Paul Erdős met a mathematician and asked him where he was from.
"Vancouver," the mathematician replied.
"Oh, then you must know my good friend Elliot Mendelson," Erdős said.
The reply was "I AM your good friend Elliot Mendelson."
On one occasion, Paul Erdős met a mathematician and asked him where he was from.
"Vancouver," the mathematician replied.
"Oh, then you must know my good friend Elliot Mendelson," Erdős said.
The reply was "I AM your good friend Elliot Mendelson."
July 8, 2024 at 11:56 AM
So relatable and also iconic:
On one occasion, Paul Erdős met a mathematician and asked him where he was from.
"Vancouver," the mathematician replied.
"Oh, then you must know my good friend Elliot Mendelson," Erdős said.
The reply was "I AM your good friend Elliot Mendelson."
On one occasion, Paul Erdős met a mathematician and asked him where he was from.
"Vancouver," the mathematician replied.
"Oh, then you must know my good friend Elliot Mendelson," Erdős said.
The reply was "I AM your good friend Elliot Mendelson."
Erdos trade with @bug2go.bsky.social // Thank you so much again// he was so much fun to draw and design for hehe/
July 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Erdos trade with @bug2go.bsky.social // Thank you so much again// he was so much fun to draw and design for hehe/
John it can solve Erdős problems, its AI.
As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.
May 23, 2026 at 9:34 AM
John it can solve Erdős problems, its AI.
Looks like we might have the first time AI directly solved an open Erdos problem: github.com/teorth/erdos...
A couple times recently this appeared to be the case only to turn out to be a successful deep lit review by AI.
A couple times recently this appeared to be the case only to turn out to be a successful deep lit review by AI.
January 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Looks like we might have the first time AI directly solved an open Erdos problem: github.com/teorth/erdos...
A couple times recently this appeared to be the case only to turn out to be a successful deep lit review by AI.
A couple times recently this appeared to be the case only to turn out to be a successful deep lit review by AI.
The Erdos problems were a distraction.
Big Mac from first principles.
Big Mac from first principles.
June 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Erdos problems were a distraction.
Big Mac from first principles.
Big Mac from first principles.
December 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Time to use the LLM this hotel is using as its staff to solve some Erdos problems
June 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Time to use the LLM this hotel is using as its staff to solve some Erdos problems
The new Erdos GPT proof seems like the real deal.
April 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The new Erdos GPT proof seems like the real deal.
Two more Erdos problems automatically solved arxiv.org/pdf/2603.29961
arxiv.org
April 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Two more Erdos problems automatically solved arxiv.org/pdf/2603.29961
who's gonna make the Epstein-Erdős–Bacon number calculator?
Erdős–Bacon number - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
who's gonna make the Epstein-Erdős–Bacon number calculator?
Steven Pinker lol, this is becoming like an Erdos number but for Jeffrey Epstein
August 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Steven Pinker lol, this is becoming like an Erdos number but for Jeffrey Epstein
AI psychosis meets amphetamine psychosis:
- ChatGPT one-shotted an Erdős Problem from 1980.
- A human found a solution from 1936.
- The 2nd author on the 1936 paper? Erdős himself.
- ChatGPT one-shotted an Erdős Problem from 1980.
- A human found a solution from 1936.
- The 2nd author on the 1936 paper? Erdős himself.
Erdős Problem #281 - Discussion thread
www.erdosproblems.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
AI psychosis meets amphetamine psychosis:
- ChatGPT one-shotted an Erdős Problem from 1980.
- A human found a solution from 1936.
- The 2nd author on the 1936 paper? Erdős himself.
- ChatGPT one-shotted an Erdős Problem from 1980.
- A human found a solution from 1936.
- The 2nd author on the 1936 paper? Erdős himself.
me -- > moot -- > epstein.
i think my erdos number is like... 4? via sunny consolvo.
i think my erdos number is like... 4? via sunny consolvo.
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
me -- > moot -- > epstein.
i think my erdos number is like... 4? via sunny consolvo.
i think my erdos number is like... 4? via sunny consolvo.