Today’s Vergecast: AI is dividing the math world in two.
Over the last several months, the AI industry has set its sights on some of the problems that have stymied mathematicians for years. In some cases, AI models have made huge progress — though exactly how much isn’t always obvious. The Verge’s Robert Hart explains what OpenAI and others have actually accomplished, the disastrously bad ways the companies have interacted with researchers, and whether there’s a future left for human mathematics.
TL;DR
- AI is beginning to tackle long-standing mathematical problems.
- AI models have made significant progress in some mathematical areas.
- The exact impact of AI on mathematics and its future is uncertain.
- There are concerns about how AI companies interact with human researchers.