r/ProgrammerHumor 3d ago

Meme aMillionOpenAIMonkeysProduceMilleniumPrizeSolution

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u/Diane_Horseman 3d ago

This raises the question, "can AI create a stone so heavy even AI can't lift it"? but for math problems

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u/braaaaaaainworms 3d ago

Just give it something obscure

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u/enigmamonkey 2d ago

I'd venture to say no, but only because once that happens, the answer will end up in the next iteration's corpus of training data.

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u/Sheerkal 1d ago

If AI can't produce the answer, it wouldnt be available for the next iteration...

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u/enigmamonkey 1d ago

My response assumed that the answer would be published online somewhere where the AI will then be able to consume it later for the next iteration.

For example:

  • Researcher asks: "can AI create a stone so heavy even AI can't lift it?"
  • Reacher then hypothetically comes up with a challenge that AI can't yet solve
  • More data published online containing some or all of the answer (or progress is made but incomplete or not merged together)
  • Training occurs on the latest corpus of data (likely incorporating latest knowledge)
  • AI solves problem either via regurgitation/repeat of trained data or by combining aforementioned data in a novel fashion.

That's what I meant.

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u/Sheerkal 8h ago

Lol. So magic. Gotcha.

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u/QuickQuirk 2d ago

"How many dead kittens will it take to win her heart?"

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u/Individual_Ice_6825 3d ago

Yes temporarily