# He was close to a huge math breakthrough. Then he got scooped by AI. — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:washington-post)  published 2026-09-13 10:00 ingested 2026-09-13 17:18

[original source ↗](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/13/he-was-close-1-million-breakthrough-then-openai-swooped/)

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