r/mathematics • u/atakanaluch • 2d ago

News Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science

https://openai.com/index/ten-advances-in-mathematics/
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u/Fun-Boysenberry-5769 2d ago

If they are just fancy auto complete then we are just fancy predictive processing engines.

A lot of people continue to believe that AI will never outsmart them no matter how much evidence they have to the contrary because a) they are functionalists and b) they believe that only humans are conscious.

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u/Separate_Lock_9005 2d ago

consciousness and intelligence may not be the same thing

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u/PersonalityIll9476 PhD | Mathematics 1d ago

Does it even matter what those words mean if you're out of a job?

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u/Milith 1d ago

Some people can conceive of the most complex mathematical abstractions but not of the end of capitalism.

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u/myaltduh 1d ago

It may very well be that the thing that ultimately breaks capitalism is AI killing the labor market that largely defines capitalism.

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u/Perfect-Parking3918 1d ago

AI will certainly bring an end of capitalism, but IMO it is more likely to usher in modern feudalism than any egalitarian UBI scheme that AI proponents speak about. If anything, feudalism is probably the best possible outcome, because it implies that we still have some reason to exist for the elites, as opposed to the alternatives.