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Mathematicians are grappling with the possibility that AI might eclipse them
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1309816/mathematicians-are-grappling-with-the-possibility-that-ai-might-eclipse-them
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www.understandingai.orgMathematicians are grappling with the possibility that AI might eclipse themI talked to 20 mathematicians about rapid AI progress in their field.Riiiight. Just like printed books did. What kind of world would it be if anyone could read about math.
Also mainframes, calculators, personal computer, spreadsheets, …….
Replying to @bitteroldcoot@piefed.social
Absolutely this. You can also add supercomputers.
AI may help the field move further, but real mathematicians are still needed to evaluate the meaning of such findings.
Replying to @Buffalox@lemmy.world
This one will do me, as someone whose profession requires practical adaptation of mathematics in real world environments.
Seeing what I can see with the development of AI, it looks to me that any application which requires intensive calculation to solve one or more direct problems would be its strength but there still would probably need the mathematician (in my case spatial scientist) set the boundaries of what needs to be solved. Pardon the pun.
How AI dealt with variables such as pressure, temperature and heat expansion at certain times of the day within a measurement or several very long baseline measurements would all be dependent on the ‘mathematician’ behind the calculations, for a real example I could give.