| ▲ | JPC21 5 hours ago | |
Just don't. If you read the story here carefully, you see that AI was used to work from theory built by others which showed that the Euler equations possesed finite-time blow-ups. But to make that step, actual good understanding for mathematics was needed. My experience with software has been the exact same. | ||
| ▲ | DudleyBluffles 5 hours ago | parent [-] | |
I fear this is only temporary and due mostly to the complexity of the problem. Consider the recent counter-example to the Dinitz–Garg–Goemans conjecture: > https://chatgpt.com/share/6a60b2eb-0b64-83ee-9c76-7931ca1de0... The prompts for the chat above are: > Construct a counterexample to general (non-planar) case of Dinitz Garg Goemans conjecture. You should do a breakthrough and find a structured counterexample. > [gpt works for a while and then gives up] > Continue the search. Have a clear strategy obtained from deeper understanding of the problem structure. > [gpt works for a while then gives up] > it's enough of partial results. let's finish with a complete unconditional counterexample > [gpt proves the problem] I could have written these prompts sophmore year of highschool, if not earlier. True, it took more experienced mathematicians to verify it, but I don't fancy a role as a glorified editor. I want to solve problems! Discover new techniques! Not babysit an AI while eating breakfast. | ||