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> AI will soon be better than almost all human mathematicians at math problem solving. You misunderstand what mathematicians do. My favorite example is this: B
by bwfan123 5mo ago
> AI will soon be better than almost all human mathematicians at math problem solving.
You misunderstand what mathematicians do. My favorite example is this: Birds can fly, but can they use their intuition to create a theory of flight, and then use that to build a plane ? This book by Bessis paints this really well [1].
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Mathematica-Secret-World-Intuition-Curiosity/dp/0300283288 https://www.amazon.com/Mathematica-Secret-World-Intuition-Cu...
- qubex 5mo agoMathematician here: if we relied on AI to solve mathematics then it would be analogous to painters giving up when photography arrived. Art is not about depicting a scene, it is about transferring emotions and meanings visually; mathematics is not about solving problems, but forming curiosities forming intuitions about the patterns that underlie our reality.
- bwfan123 5mo ago> but forming curiosities forming intuitions about the patterns that underlie our reality. beautifully articulated, thanks @qubex