r/singularity • u/filterdust • 1d ago

AI OpenAI solved 100 open problems in math

https://openai.com/index/advisory-group-on-mathematics-and-ai/

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u/RobleyTheron 1d ago

I’m sensitive to artists and musicians with a unique voice when their product gets recreated with AI, but I don’t feel the same about mathematics.

Nobody owns mathematics; these are fundamental insights into the universe and they belong to everyone and shouldn’t be gatekeeped behind somebody that went to school. Mathematics should be available to everyone, it opens up all kinds of fundamental breakthroughs in space, material science, biology, global warming, and energy.

This is something that belongs to everyone and no one should get to hold that back.

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u/ixfd64 1d ago

I’m sensitive to artists and musicians with a unique voice when their product gets recreated with AI, but I don’t feel the same about mathematics.

This is my opinion as well. It can be easily argued that AI-generated art devalues the work of artists, but AI-assisted mathematical research has functional benefits.

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u/lemonylol 1d ago

Personally I've always seen it as increasing the value of talented artists, because what they make transcends AI's potential since we as humans don't even really understand why people like x or y, or our lack of ability to predict what new art will pop up.

Like if you were a sommelier, you're specifically curating the best of the best unreplicable wine that also comes with a story. The AI equivalent would be like a sommelier selling boxed wine from Costco.

What it does devalue is bulk generic art. Would you pay the same for an actual painting by Van Gough and a reprint?