AI Can Do Math, but Is It Really Math?

A breakthrough from an OpenAI model would have meant nothing without humans to make sense of it.

For centuries, math has been a human endeavor. Does AI mean it’s over?

Math illuminates how traffic flows, how our cells build proteins and even how to speed up medical imaging scans. Some worry ...

They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...

An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in ...

As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution

A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the ...
Hackaday

Where Is Mathematics Going? Large Language Models And Lean Proof Assistant

If you’re a hacker you may well have a passing interest in math, and if you have an interest in math you might like to hear about the direction of mathematical research. In a talk on this topic [Kevin ...

A passion for math and physics drives CBS Colorado Future Leaders winner, who is simulating primordial black holes

Hanbei Bao is a rising senior at Fairview High School, but her love of math and physics goes way beyond the classroom.
Education Week

Math Trauma Is Real. Here’s How You Can Prevent It

Toward the end of last school year, I sat on a virtual mathematics panel discussing the resilience of students in the face of COVID-19’s traumatic educational consequences. I began to examine the ...