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Why do we need human mathematicians anymore?

293 points · 384 comments · auggierose

  1. ed_elliott_asc · · focus · HN ↗
    I’m just shocked by how “intelligent” people believe a token guessing system can be
    1. dist-epoch · · focus · HN ↗
      Pick one:

      - solving "frontier" math problems requires intelligence (by human or AI)

      - solving "frontier" math problems is dumb statistical prediction of next token (by human or AI)

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