{"id":262870,"date":"2024-10-22T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/22\/meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:46","slug":"meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/22\/meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1351\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22115554\/SEI_226617765.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2452787\" data-caption=\"Meta says its AI could help mathematicians\" data-credit=\"Tada Images\/Shutterstock\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Meta says its AI could help mathematicians<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Tada Images\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>An AI system developed by Meta can find solutions to maths problems that have eluded mathematicians for over a century, researchers at the firm claim.<\/p>\n<p>The problems involve mathematical tools called Lyapunov functions, named after mathematician Aleksandr Lyapunov, which analyse whether a system will remain stable over time, meaning its behaviour can be predicted. 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