Comment by snek_case

Well the thing is, even if they gave everyone access to their latest model with no filters whatsoever, they probably used the equivalent of many millions of dollars worth of tokens to solve these problems. A few thousand GPUs going for several months.

So, even if you, as a mathematician, had access to the latest models, you couldn't afford to compete with these big labs. This is going to be one of the bigger problems. AI is a tool for massive centralization of power. That's the biggest issue. Beyond taking away a lot of people's sense of purpose, we're also talking about massively devaluing human labor... Which until now, has been the only thing you could hope to trade for money to house, clothe and feed yourself. On X you'll find a lot of people calling this take "doomerism", but the thing is, I think most people can't realistically hope to ride the AI wave into becoming rich. It's like... The pressing question is, how close are you to being able to retire?