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I have taught the Navier-Stokes equations, and when I do I make reference to this Millennium prize problem. It sounds like OpenAI just solved it. Terence Tao, the mathematician they interviewed, doesn’t love the way AI is transforming his field. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...

nytimes.comOpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.

Rico

@ricopic.one

I am surprised he can’t get excited about the possibilities instead of focusing on what is now lost forever, a world without intelligent machines. Perhaps it is because he is the best mathematician of his generation

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smy20011.bsky.social

@smy20011.bsky.social

9 Sept

In the end, math is invented by humans and for humans. Human understanding is necessary.

Rico

@ricopic.one

9 Sept

Agreed. And for education purposes we obviously have to put the machine aside and learn. And when we turn on the machine we should learn to point it and guide it and understand where it takes us. And as for doing mathematics manually for enjoyment, I note that humans still play chess.