Jared Duker Lichtman
@jdlichtman
szegő assistant professor of mathematics @Stanford
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The most important fields of mathematics haven't been invented yet
Indeed, it seems that the Caltech undergrads in question are showing remarkable perseverance adapting to this brave new world.
Many senior academics should take note, lest the Planck funeral march become deafening.
It's always important to understand the counterfactual: do you want students empowered to use models at scale, or (as the null-hypothesis) just the labs internally?
I strongly encourage everyone to read their thoughtful response to the letter:
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To be clear, the OpenAI result is far from the "most important day in the history of mathematics" or similarly hyperbolic statements.
However, it is concrete evidence that the rate of progress is steep, and we may not be so far away from such a day.
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