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How do we prevent mathemathics from devolving into the Medieval Era of secrecy?

158 points · 146 comments · jjgreen

  1. xenadu02 · · focus · HN ↗
    We don't.

    Prior to LLMs there was some minimal effort required to snipe someone and possibly your reputation was attached otherwise there would have been no point in publishing to begin with.

    Now anyone with a few dollars can do it, many who don't have a reputation to worry about.

    It's the same problem as YouTube AI slop, AI-generated music, and everything else. Don't you dare tweet or blog about a video idea or hum a few bars from a song - within an hour 27 people will have posted AI slop rip-offs. There's something uniquely depressing about being beaten to the punch by a thief that doesn't deliver the same soul-crushing impact as having someone copy you after the fact.

    1. Morromist · · focus · HN ↗
      Definitly seeing this with video games. Especially ones that are easy to make and have generic names. I mean you could already easily clone those before, but now 10 people will easily clone them.

      See this amusing reddit post. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IndieDev&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1wfl64l&#x2F;game_went_viral_on_social_media_3_weeks_ago_dev&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IndieDev&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1wfl64l&#x2F;game_went...

      1. mitxela · · focus · HN ↗
        For those blocked by Reddit:

        It&#x27;s a screenshot of a list of games on Steam. Half of them are called &quot;Needle in a Haystack&quot; and the rest are variations. The title says the game went viral a week ago and the original creator had to put &quot;(original)&quot; in the title.

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