2026-08-10 00:41 UTC
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@atif@mathstodon.xyz 2026-08-10 01:21
@maxpool@mathstodon.xyz when i first saw this (posted as a serious comment) i was like: should it really be obvious to me that *this* much math (say up to 2022) was needed for the machines to be able to take it to the “endgame”, whatever that endgame may be? did anyone before 2022 speculate that we already developed enough advanced math that a “super intelligent” entity would be able to outpace the humans in all aspects in development of mathematics, using the mathematics that was developed up to 2022 as a starting point? does that mean that most of the existing stuff is good enough—to be eternalised in a sense, or good enough of a seed, so to speak—and most of it doesn’t need to be rebuilt? if yes, what an accomplishment mathematics of today is! if not, we are still in business the whole argument seemed rather silly after i convinced myself that the thing i ask in the first paragraph really isn’t obvious.. but i could be wrong it’s a fun meme though 🙂 @tao@mathstodon.xyz
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@semiinfinite@mathstodon.xyz 2026-08-15 13:08
@maxpool@mathstodon.xyz @tao@mathstodon.xyz i concur indubitably with Calvin here