Two teams solved the same quantum crypto problem using GPT-5.6 just three hours apart
Two research teams independently solved the same open quantum cryptography problem using OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra, submitting their papers just three hours apart. "If someone mentions an open problem, the first thing is to see if GPT solves it," says one of the researchers. The case raises a question: what does "independent discovery" mean when everyone uses the same models? The article Two teams solved the same quantum crypto problem using GPT-5.6 just three hours apart appeared first on The Decoder .
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Two research teams independently used OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra to solve the same open problem in quantum cryptography, submitting papers to arXiv just three hours apart, according to Scientific American as reported by The Decoder. MIT PhD student Seyoon Ragavan and professors Prabhanjan Ananth and Amit Sahai used different approaches to unclonable encryption and are considering merging their papers. The episode highlights a growing question for AI-assisted research: how should independent discovery be defined when researchers rely on the same powerful models? Researchers described AI as rapidly changing their workflows, particularly in mathematics, while reactions include both enthusiasm and concern about its effect on researchers’ sense of identity.