Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.

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‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.

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Opinion | A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back.

In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth.

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Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.

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A Way to Achieve Cosmic Uniqueness with a Deck of Cards and a Few Exponents - 3 Quarks Daily

by John Allen Paulos

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Is the U.S. turning into a post-literate society? It's complicated, but the answer is Yes, more or less. https://t.co/Anxgs5Lczq

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This may be the first academic profession to see its work taken over by AI

Top mathematicians gathered recently in San Francisco at the offices of OpenAI to discuss what would be left for humans to do when artificial intelligence becomes superhuman at math.

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Disclosure Day, January, 2029 - 3 Quarks Daily

by John Allen Paulos

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1,000,000,000,000 (that’s 1 trillion), in graphics https://t.co/WZ0EVNuGGL via @nbcnews

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Opinion | These ‘city killers’ threaten civilization. Hunt them down.

Interplanetary defense isn't expensive, and it could save the planet.

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John Allen Paulos on why now is a golden age for math

The prolific mathematician discusses the role culture plays in understanding and appreciating science

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The War Over Reality

The courtroom, the corpus, and the procedure we stopped trusting

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Elon Musk, Human Ponzi Scheme

With Wall Street’s help, you’re about to be forced to buy stock in SpaceX

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1,000,000,000,000 (that’s 1 trillion), in graphics

How to think about the latest big number to make headlines.

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Knuth just showed us where to put the human

Don Knuth recently posted a note called “Claude’s Cycles.” Claude Opus 4.6, coached by Filip Stappers, solved an open problem Knuth had…

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Opinion | Human intelligence will win out over artificial intelligence

The more machines can do, the clearer it becomes what only human beings can provide.

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As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution

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What does the world’s greatest living mathematician think of AI?

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Google DeepMind's AlphaProof Nexus solves 9 Erdős problems and proves 44 sequence conjectures

Google DeepMind's AlphaProof Nexus solved 9 open Erdős problems and proved 44 OEIS conjectures using AI-driven formal verification, with implications for crypto security.

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Trump's Justice Department Scrubs Its Website Of News Releases About Jan. 6 Defendants

The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of Jan. 6, 2021.

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Opinion | The Nobel-Winning Psychologist Who Believed He Found the Secret to Happiness

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Opinion | The Nobel-Winning Psychologist Who Believed He Found the Secret to Happiness

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Shannon Got AI This Far. Kolmogorov Shows Where It Stops.

Shannon Got AI This Far. Kolmogorov Shows Where It Stops. This post previews a conversation I recorded today with Martin Casado for the a16z podcast, releasing next week. The ideas here came up in …

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Psychopaths, Derek Parfit, Global Warming, and Discount Rates - 3 Quarks Daily

by John Allen Paulos

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The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived | Quanta Magazine

AI is being used to prove new results at a rapid pace. Mathematicians think this is just the beginning.

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