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# Thomas Lam

Mathematician / computer scientist (as of 2026-11-04; source: https://arxiv.org/).

Algebraic combinatorialist; co-author of the ChatGPT-found counterexample to the amplituhedron magic number conjecture (arXiv 2611.05216).

## In the news (1 event, newest first)

- 2026-11-04: [Amplituhedron magic number conjecture: counterexample found by ChatGPT](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-04-amplituhedron-magic-number-conjecture-counterexample-chatgpt/), Science & math. A senior algebraic combinatorialist (Lam) reports an AI-found counterexample to a conjecture in a field linked to physics.

Profile checked 2026-11-04.