As AI cos make math breakthroughs, not everyone is cheering
OpenAI and Prof. Amnon Shashua's doubleAI have published solutions to several of the most difficult mathematical problems of the past century, raising questions about the future of the mathematics profession and severe security risks, including damage to encryption and national security assets. 25 Fields Medal winners have warned against making research problems a benchmark for model power.
Two AI companies, OpenAI and Prof. Amnon Shashua's doubleAI, have published solutions to several of the most difficult mathematical problems of the past century. Shashua revealed that doubleAI solved the longest path problem in graph theory, which had remained unsolved for 38 years, at a cost of less than $2,000. Simultaneously, OpenAI published a database of 722 studies demonstrating proofs of open problems in mathematics and computer science, including progress on Hilbert's tenth problem, Catalan's constant, and a weaker version of the Riemann Hypothesis. The breakthroughs are raising questions about the future of the mathematics profession and severe security risks, including damage to encryption and national security assets. 25 winners of the Fields Medal have warned in an open letter against making research problems a benchmark for presenting the power of models, arguing that mass production of solutions does not allow time to digest the ideas behind the proofs.