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@miniapeur: AI, math breakthroughs and the taste debate

Fields medallist Hugo Duminil-Copin was deeply shaken by OpenAI’s release of more than 700 AI-generated mathematical manuscripts, including work on 16 questions directly relevant to his research. “…

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Mathieu ✓ @miniapeur

Fields medallist Hugo Duminil-Copin was deeply shaken by OpenAI’s release of more than 700 AI-generated mathematical manuscripts, including work on 16 questions directly relevant to his research. “On Tuesday night, I cried, and it woke up my daughter” “They have annihilated my field of research.” https://t.co/RQliNgxjS8

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Part of the conversation: AI, math breakthroughs and the taste debate

@mattyglesias jokes that AI cracking unsolvable math problems while being kinda mid at writing is a win for humanities majors (10.2K likes). @miniapeur relays that Fields medallist Hugo Duminil-Copin was deeply shaken by OpenAI's release of more than 700 AI-generated mathematical manuscripts, quoting him saying they have annihilated his field of research (970.8K views). @benjitaylor says he sees no compelling reason to think taste is a permanent boundary LLMs won't cross (4.5K likes).

Why it mattersPosters are debating where AI strengths lie, from mathematics to creative judgment.

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Matthew Yglesias ✓ @mattyglesias

AI cracking unsolvable math problems while being kinda mid at writing is a much-needed W for humanities majors after a rough 21st century.

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Benji Taylor ✓ @benjitaylor

I no longer see any compelling reason to believe that taste is some permanent boundary LLMs won’t cross. It’s already happening.

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  1. @miniapeur on X 2026-10-11 10:59 UTC
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