mastodon — Chris Purcell — 7 Oct 2026
When I'm thinking about AI in mathematics I end up thinking about the moon landings. It's not a perfect analogy.…
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When I'm thinking about AI in mathematics I end up thinking about the moon landings. It's not a perfect analogy. But there are some parallels. We tend to look back at them as a somewhat collective achievement of humanity; we're right to, I think. But the concentration of wealth in one place due to an arms race is what got us over the line. LLMs don't just stand on the shoulders of…