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I vibed a proof of Conway's conjecture

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  1. nialv7 · · focus · HN ↗
    I don't know why the author could claim this is "their" proof, and they kept saying "they" did this, "they" built that. but in reality everything is done by the LLM and the author is merely asking it to do things. i guess they did contribute money at least...

    > Me: btw how’s your mood overall?

    LOL. mood??

    1. nozzlegear · · focus · HN ↗
      I don't understand your comment. At first it seems like you think the LLM should get credit for the work. But then you mock the author for asking about the LLM's mood, which makes me think you believe the LLM is just a tool and not capable of receiving credit (FWIW I would agree.)
      1. nialv7 · · focus · HN ↗
        not mutually exclusive.

        author provided nearly no intellectual input into solving the problem, so they IMO don't deserve credit. and it doesn't make sense to anthropomorphize LLMs and talking about their "mood". these are two unrelated statements.

        as to if you want to give the credit to the LLM, or if you believe nobody gets the credit, is another separate question.

        1. danabramov · · focus · HN ↗
          If there is consensus on how to attribute credit for LLM-solved human-steered (with no mathematical human input) proofs, I am happy to follow that consensus. Do you have a concrete alternative recommendation? What should I change?
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