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1. lacker · 1789688599 · focus · HN ↗

   I have seen two worries recently:

   1. People will publish so much frontier mathematics, humans won't be able to understand it all

   2. Frontier mathematics will all be kept secret

   Fortunately, these seem like they can't both happen at once.

   1. rkagerer · 1789703042 · focus · HN ↗

      Was the term "frontier mathematics" always in use, or did it just become a thing after the advent of contemporary AI?

      1. pixl97 · 1789703844 · focus · HN ↗

         It's been in use far longer than LLMs. Thought I'm not exactly sure when it came into common use. I'm pretty sure I've heard the term on Nova decades ago.

         1. goodmythical · 1789755030 · focus · HN ↗

            (edit: this is books data)ngrams says first use in ~1889 in use for a few years, flatline until re-introduction in ~'66, surprisingly peaking in ~'83, and current sitting at roughly less than half of peak useage.

            Though it appears to have gained popularity from 2017-2021, it dipped in '22 and that's as far as ngram goes.

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