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This article is authored by Kushal Vijay, AI software engineer, Microsoft.

In mathematics, we consider that "a proven proposition is true." But what about the converse? If a proposition is truly correct, can it always be proven? At first glance, this seems obvious. However, ...

Yang-Hui He is a fellow at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences in London, UK. Among mathematicians and theoretical physicists, artificial intelligence provokes a range of reactions. Some ...

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The Federal Reserve held rates steady but shifted to a more hawkish, opaque communication regime, removing its traditional easing bias and market guidance. SEP and dot plot revisions signal higher ...

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