Mathematicians, definitely prepare to grapple with this.
Charbel-Raphael
 @CRSegerie
23 Oct 2022
If it is really possible for AIs to surpass us as much in mathematics as AlphaGo surpasses us in go, what is the point of doing mathematics?

Oct 23, 2022 · 7:20 PM UTC

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This should free mathematicians to focus more on problems that require creative solutions - interdisciplinary work, completely novel domains, and imagining and thinking through broader contexts. I think? Not my field but that’s my prediction
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Absolutely agree with this. Have been having conversation with artists who feel despite some loss of the journey, generative AI does get them to wonderful destinations. Feel it will be similar for math.
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Motorbikes exist, so what is the point of jogging?
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"first find your own dirt"
Replying to @ScienceStanley @ESYudkowsky
AI-driven proof search will ruin mathematics, just like the Hubble telescope ruined astronomy, and supercolliders ruined particle physics.
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People still really enjoy playing GO, people will keep loving math
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