Hacker News·4 min read·medium
The Dark Night of Mathematics
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The author expresses a personal crisis regarding the impact of LLMs on the field of mathematics, specifically noting the recent generation of counterexamples to long-standing conjectures. The piece reflects on the existential threat AI poses to the traditional role and professional value of human mathematicians.
I am going insane. During the last week or so LLMs have produced a number of counterexamples to significant long-standing conjectures. I will not recount these happenings here, there are many places where you can find the details.
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