Classic example of moving the goal posts. “Exploiting a loophole” is how you solve many great problems in math.
That’s not at all the topic of discussion. The article is talking about the fact that OpenAI solved a version of the problem that is niche and isn’t the one the math community cares about
>and isn’t the one the math community cares aboutThen why was it allowed as an option in the millennium prize statement?
Bocause they expected it to be solved by human mathematicians using techniques that could provide insight into the harder version.
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Then why was it allowed as an option in the millennium prize statement?
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