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Why do we need human mathematicians anymore?

293 points · 384 comments · auggierose

  1. Mbarley · · focus · HN ↗
    Humans still excel at posing the right questions and finding truly novel, insightful proofs. AI just brute-forces.
    1. p-e-w · · focus · HN ↗
      AI does NOT “brute-force”, else we could have had those math breakthroughs decades ago. Seeing this dishonest goalpost-moving every few months is so tiring.
      1. lelanthran · · focus · HN ↗
        > AI does NOT “brute-force”, else we could have had those math breakthroughs decades ago.

        Brute-force as an approach, or partial approach, might only become feasible with more computing power. Decades ago, we had less computing power.

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