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AI finds 3D shape that fills all space with a never-repeating pattern


A 3D shape that can tile 3D space, leaving no gaps and never forming a repeating pattern, has been discovered using an AI model. The researcher behind the findings, who has no academic background in the area, says his work has angered professional mathematicians

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