Ben Recht
@beenwrekt
optimization. machine learning. uc berkeley.
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On efficient algorithms, the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and losing the plot.
Hilariously, OpenAI’s galactic algorithm for resolving the Exponential Time Hypothesis runs an exponential-time subroutine if the number of variables is less than 10^10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That number is also known as infinity plus 1.
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OpenAI’s faster Fourier transform is less a mathematical breakthrough and more a malicious exploit of mathematical traditions.
Here’s my first attempt to grapple with AI companies’ conquest of mathematics and our new mathematical condition.
Best commentary on the HuggingFace Incident I've seen so far.
