Comment by perching_aix
6 days ago
The embarrassing failures or misconceptions of math experts with regards to research level mathematics? Definitely a serious problem.
Though by your "Perelman and Wiles didn't need "AI" assistance" comment, you'd surely be there on the sidelines to ridicule them for each and every single one. I guess maybe that's where your concerns are coming from?
I can practically see how these concerns of yours would suddenly evaporate if they started using self-hosted models instead... ... yeah, right, who are we kidding?
If mathematicians aren't occasionally saying something that's obviously wrong to a 300-level student, are they really pushing the envelope? I'm just a programmer, but I find that my, and my coworkers, biggest insights always come right after we've said something seriously dumb.
"Progress by crashing into things then putting the broken pieces back together" is surprisingly effective.