A Fields medalist said he cried when OpenAI released its math proofs (derekthompson.org)
OpenAI has published hundreds of results in number theory, theoretical computer science and logic, many on problems that resisted the best mathematicians for decades. Derek Thompson's essay says the mathematicians weep because a shared conversation across generations just got cut short.
On HN, one commenter was "kind of disgusted by the tears" and blamed decades of chasing results and money. Another checked the pay at their own university: two associate professors on $80-85K, after postdocs that push tenure-track starts into the mid-30s.
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