P=np Demonstration Solves Traveling Salesman – Cryptography and Logistics Impact
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A Medium article claims to have solved the P=NP problem, but HN commenters express skepticism about the validity of the proof and its potential impact on cryptography and logistics.
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This is not just theoretical — I’ve built a working demonstration that cracks previously intractable problems in polynomial time. The implications for cryptography, logistics, AI, and optimization are staggering.
Out of responsibility, I’ve already contacted DARPA, NSA, and CIA regarding potential national security concerns. Now, I’m opening the door for public awareness and journalist coverage.
There is a very short window (about 3 days) where direct engagement could meaningfully shape how this breakthrough is handled before it becomes either classified or broadly public.
Serious discussion welcome. I will engage in good faith with technical questions as much as I can without disclosing sensitive algorithmic details.
No one has time for secret proofs or secret methods or weird non-standard jargon.
I looked at your video and it does something completely undefined with geometry in the first few seconds. That's not how math makes progress, that's not how science makes progress. Engage with the scientific community. It actually knows stuff and actually knows how to evaluate ideas.
(If you can't do that, publish a SAT solver that solves arbitrary instances of SAT in polynomial time. Winning the annual international competition https://satcompetition.github.io/ would make everyone immediately take notice.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomathematics
I wish you well with your endeavors.
The video is hilarious, though:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VBj80rx_iBc