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We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians

407 points · 504 comments · srcreigh

  1. atleastoptimal · · focus · HN ↗
    It would be nice to have more mathematicians, but we don't need more. Once AI math goes so far beyond human abilities, any human involvement is like an ant trying to understand quantum physics
    1. jahbrewski · · focus · HN ↗
      Even if that happens, what’s the point if there’s no human involvement? AI doing math for math’s sake? And doing what with it?
      1. alex_sf · · focus · HN ↗
        I don't understand how to make a modern CPU. I'm not involved in the manufacturing of it. From my perspective, there may as well not be any human involvement. I can still use the resulting chip (in an larger system of other things I can't make and wasn't involved in) to argue with you on the internet.

        It becomes another abstraction, really. As long as we can use it for something useful, it's still valuable.

        1. altmanaltman · · focus · HN ↗
          There is a difference between manufacturing and design. Yes manufacturing is largely done by machines because of the nature involved but to look at a cpu and think 'no human was involved in creating this', you're wrong and also insulting to the humans who actually worked on things that led to the cpu and the manufacturing process.

          A cpu (the physical thing that sits in your mother) is not an abstraction, what are you talking about

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