2026-09-22 00:54 UTC
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@SystemsAppr@discuss.systems 2026-09-22 00:55
First up, the Navier-Stokes equation controversy. Terrence Tao has written extensively and eloquently on this, and we're not going to improve on the statement he co-authored with 25 Fields Medal winners: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a-severe-misalignment-of-ai-in-mathematics/ Just as using an LLM to do homework doesn’t help a student learn the topic at hand, nor is the solution of maths problems using LLMs necessarily a useful endeavor. To quote the joint statement: "In recent months, the success of AI in solving major mathematical problems has made headlines even outside mathematical circles. But solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight. Forgetting this in the world of AI may turn the tool against the primary goal." 2/n