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Mathematicians publish problems with encrypted solutions

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Mathematicians released ten research-level problems with encrypted solutions to test whether AI can solve in days questions whose answers the authors have not published.

Reporting date: 2026-02-07 (not necessarily the event date)

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Mathematicians publish problems with encrypted solutions
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Reporting date: 2026-02-07
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-07-encrypted-solutions-challenge
Claim: Mathematicians released ten research-level problems with encrypted solutions to test whether AI can solve in days questions whose answers the authors have not published.
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- Welcome to February 7, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-7-2026
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