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Complete resultmathematics · graph theory

GPT-5.6 produces a proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture

A long-running 64-agent search produced a claimed complete proof, followed by a public Lean formalization and a separate model-assisted write-up.

OutcomeComplete result
EvidenceFormal
Modeautonomous
Promptfull

Editorial context

What happened

The two-page prompt is primarily a research-management and adversarial-validation protocol: portfolio diversity, approach registries, independent agents, cross-pollination, and repeated audits are more central than domain hints.

Keep in view

No complete run transcript was located, and the result was extremely recent at the research cutoff.

Chronology

Timeline

01
Proof and prompt releaseddisclosure · day date
02
Lean formalization releasedverification · month date

Trust boundaries

Validation

formalpassed

Public Lean project kernel-checks an unconditional theorem; statement-faithfulness and extremely recent status should remain visible.

System

AI and tools

  • GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra
  • GPT-5.6 Sol
  • Codex
  • Lean

People

Human contributors

  • OpenAI researchers and formalization contributors

Organizations

Affiliations

  • OpenAI

Primary materials

Sources and artifacts