Mathematical Superintelligence
An advanced form of AI focused on mathematical reasoning that surpasses the capabilities of any human researcher. This is the primary goal of Vlad Tenev's company, Harmonic.
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9/16/2025, 6:11:12 AM
Last Updated
9/16/2025, 6:13:35 AM
Research Retrieved
9/16/2025, 6:13:35 AM
Summary
Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI) is a theoretical and actively developed form of artificial intelligence, aiming to surpass human capabilities in mathematical reasoning and problem-solving. It is the core mission of Harmonic, an AI research lab co-founded in 2023 by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and Helm.ai co-founder Tudor Achim. Harmonic's vision for MSI, exemplified by their system Aristotle, focuses on achieving rigorous, auditable reasoning to overcome limitations like AI hallucinations, leveraging formal verification and synthetic data. Aristotle has demonstrated significant progress, scoring 90% on the MiniF2F formal mathematics benchmark. Harmonic has secured substantial investment, including $75 million and a $100 million Series B round from investors like Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, valuing the company at $875 million. The company has released a beta chatbot app for Aristotle, with plans to extend MSI's applications across various quantitative domains such as software engineering, industrial design, and medical technology.
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Research Data
Extracted Attributes
Type
Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
Primary Goal
Surpass human intelligence in mathematical reasoning and problem-solving
Key Developer
Harmonic
Flagship System
Aristotle
Core Methodology
Formal verification, synthetic data (to mitigate hallucinations)
Harmonic Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, USA
Initial Funding Amount
$75 million
Potential Applications
Software engineering, industrial design, medical technology, scientific breakthroughs, complex numerical solvers, code verification
Series B Funding Amount
$100 million
Aristotle's Benchmark Performance
90% on MiniF2F (formal mathematics benchmark)
Company Valuation (post-money Series B)
$875 million
Timeline
- Harmonic, the AI research lab dedicated to developing Mathematical Superintelligence, was founded by Tudor Achim and Vlad Tenev. (Source: web search - indexventures.com, businesswire.com)
2023
- Harmonic raised $75 million in funding from investors including Index Ventures. (Source: web search - indexventures.com)
Date not specified
- Harmonic raised $100 million in Series B funding, valuing the company at $875 million. Kleiner Perkins led this round. (Source: summary, web search - harmonic.fun/news, businesswire.com)
Date not specified
- Harmonic's system, Aristotle, achieved 90% on the MiniF2F formal mathematics benchmark. (Source: summary, web search - indexventures.com)
Date not specified
- Harmonic released a beta chatbot app for users to interact with Aristotle. (Source: summary)
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About a year ago, we embarked on a big mission: to create mathematical superintelligence (MSI). MSI is artificial intelligence with mathematical capabilities superior to that of humans, and we believe its development will dramatically accelerate progress in quantitative domains including science and engineering. [...] The language of reasoning is mathematics, and mathematics is the means through which humans have discovered the fundamental truths about our universe. Mathematical superintelligence will greatly accelerate human advancement in science and engineering. AI today [...] Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve raised $100M in Series B funding to accelerate the development of Mathematical Superintelligence and integrate it into useful and delightful real-world applications. We’re already seeing Aristotle, our first model, aiding and enabling researchers as they drive progress in theoretical mathematics. Before too long, we believe Aristotle will be contributing to solving significant open problems, not just in mathematics but also in related fields like physics
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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harmonic, an artificial intelligence platform backed by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, announced progress in its development of Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI). Rooted in mathematics and designed with verifiable reasoning abilities, MSI guarantees accuracy and eliminates hallucinations commonly found in other AI systems. “As artificial intelligence systems continue to grow in scale and become an integral part of our daily lives, it’s critical the next [...] About HarmonicHarmonic, an artificial intelligence company founded in 2023, is backed by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and led by CEO Tudor Achim. It is developing Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI), the next generation of artificial intelligence which is rooted in mathematics and which guarantees accuracy and eliminates hallucinations. The company is based in Palo Alto, California. For more information about Harmonic, please visit: ## Contacts [...] PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harmonic, the artificial intelligence lab leading the development of Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI), announces a $100 million Series B funding round at a nearly $900 million post-money valuation. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with significant participation from Paradigm. Additional investors included Ribbit Capital and existing backers including Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Charlie Cheever. The funding will accelerate Harmonic’s
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