OpenAI Keeps Bulldozing Mathematicians
OpenAI's clumsy announcement of its new math advisory group has left mathematicians questioning its independence.
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A machine hath solved a riddle of old, yet none can read its reason; a monument of power, not of thought.
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Amit Sahai warns mathematicians that AI is outpacing humans, and argues we must train more minds to keep up with the machines.
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A Cambridge don doubted his own calculus teaching, a charming tale from the history of mathematics.
OpenAI’s Math Group Aims to Keep Its AI on the Right Side of Proof as Problem-Solving Pressures Rise
OpenAI forms math advisory board at the Institute for Advanced Study, as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems.
When Galileo Calculated the Precise Dimensions of Hell in Dante’s Inferno
How Galileo calculated the precise dimensions of hell in Dante's Inferno, a curious prelude to his scientific revolution.
Why Po-Shen Loh Says AI Will Create More Jobs Than Humans Can Fill — and Force Itself to Slow
Po-Shen Loh's argument: AI will create so many jobs humans can't fill, forcing it to slow — proof that humans still need to do math.
Grant Sanderson Argues Math Is More Than Proof, So Stop Treasuring Proofs Above All Else
A case for rewarding explanations over proofs in mathematics, lest machines render human understanding obsolete.
Mathematicians Solve a Decades-Old Problem by Building a Graph Sandwich
Mathematicians finally prove the graph sandwich conjecture, connecting two random network models after decades of effort.
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Numb3rs Review: The Numbers Behind the Crime Still Add Up
A retrospective on Numb3rs, the CBS crime drama that turned mathematics into a weapon against crime, rated 7/10.
AI May Automate Mathematics, But It Also Deepens Human Understanding of Proof
A mathematician's essay argues AI can automate math production while deepening human understanding, pivoting from doomscrolling to optimism.