The LLM took an entirely different route, using a formula that was well known in related parts of math, but which no one had thought to apply to this type of question.
大多数人认为数学突破需要全新的理论或方法,但作者认为AI只是将已知公式应用到新领域就能取得突破,这挑战了人们对数学创新本质的理解,暗示创新有时来自于跨领域应用而非全新创造。