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Samizdata quote of the day – AI cracks mathematics puzzle edition

“Mathematics will need to develop a research culture that can accommodate AI as a partner. This will involve journals that require verification, hiring and tenure arrangements that reward exposition and checking, and collaborative practices for the verification of proofs. Checking and explaining AI-generated mathematics must count as original intellectual labor. The stronger AI becomes, the more valuable this human expertise will be.”

Daniel Kipnis, Wall Street Journal ($)

3 comments to Samizdata quote of the day – AI cracks mathematics puzzle edition

  • Geoffers

    This is increasingly the recommended way to work with AI generally. Treat it like the office junior – give it work but don’t trust it. It needs an “adult in the room” to supervise it. And by “supervise”, we mean to be knowledgable to review its workings.

    If an office junior’s errors were only uncovered in the boardroom the fault would lie with the supervisor, not the junior. So it is with AI at present.

  • Geoffers

    This is increasingly the recommended way to work with AI generally. Treat it like the office junior – give it work but don’t trust it. It needs an “adult in the room” to supervise it. And by “supervise”, we mean to be knowledgable enough to review its workings.

    If an office junior’s errors were only uncovered in the boardroom the fault would lie with the supervisor, not the junior. So it is with AI at present.

  • Jacob

    But, don’t worry. Once the Pope gets to supervise AI, the dangers and damages caused by the depraved HiTec Oligarchs will be prevented.

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