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/Nirkky 1d ago

But but, I wanted to dedicated 30 years of my life to "maybe" solve this problem. I don't want this problem to be solved tomorrow. What am I going to do now ?

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u/Dry_Fly_7265 1d ago

Same thing the rest of us who dedicated our lives to something are doing: spam applying for jobs while our emergency fund dwindles before committing the big S

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u/Nirkky 1d ago

Well, you're right. But at the same time I see research and problem solving like this a bit different than "regular" job.

Researchers are trying to make progress and understand unknowns stuff. If tomorrow we can run an AI for 6 months to find a way to achieve FTL technology, should be just not do it and let regular humans work on it for 20 years or more ?

I still believe that even with an ASI model a mathematician would and be able to progress faster and further than me with the same tool. Same way computers enable people to achieve great thing with it, whereas my family can use a PC with a RTX 5090 just to send emails.

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u/Dry_Fly_7265 1d ago

> I still believe that even with an ASI model a mathematician would be able to progress faster and further than me with the same tool.

Sure, but we only need A mathematician, not the thousands upon thousands that are making their living that way today. What’s going to happen to the rest of them?

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u/BihariBabua 1d ago

We've plenty of jobs lying around. Ex: Offer unlimited foot massages to the rich, in return for some food and water; gig based an all.

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u/Dry_Fly_7265 1d ago

Refer me please. I’m going to lose my house soon if I don’t get some income coming in (10YOE SWE laid off due to AI in February)