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OpenAI reports: Hilbert’s tenth problem over the rationals

OpenAI reports that no algorithm can decide whether an integer-coefficient polynomial has a rational solution when the number of variables is part of the input.

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What was already known

Undecidability over the integers does not automatically imply undecidability over the rationals. Enumerating rational solutions can confirm their existence but cannot generally confirm their absence.

What changed and why it matters

Resolves the rational version of a recognized undecidability problem, beyond the established integer case.

The AI contribution

OpenAI attributes these manuscripts to its internal model. The entry does not infer individual human contributions beyond that publisher attribution.

Limitations

This is a rational-solvability decision problem with variable dimension. It does not rule out decision algorithms for particular restricted polynomial classes. Preprint. This is a source-statement and significance assessment, not a proof audit. No independent checking or successful formal compilation is asserted by this entry.

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Author claim

The publisher reports the scoped result. AIProofWatch has not independently validated its correctness.

Accessible artifact / proof

The original written argument is accessible. Availability does not establish a successful proof check or Lean verification.

Correction and publication history

2026-10-11 · publication

Historical report added after statement, scope, and importance review. No proof audit or formal checking asserted; subscriber alerts disabled.

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