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Re:Are Mathematicians In Jeopardy? by rubidium on Thursday February 17, 2011 @03:12PM (#2232616)
> It [the Watson-esque computer for mathematics] must not only put out correct formal proofs. It must be allowed to put out papers like we do. And these must be right often enough to be interesting, but they need not be perfect.

This answers the question, I believe. Are all human mathematicians in jeopardy? No.

May we need less human mathematicians in the future and maintain a strong mathematical community? Likely.

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Re:Are Mathematicians In Jeopardy? by shasta on Thursday February 17, 2011 @04:11PM (#2232873)
Why, because Watson gave a bunch of laughably wrong answers? That's not how the mathematician machine would work. It would combine brainstorming (probably via massive parallel statistical search), at which people are currently much better than machines, with rigorous proof checking, at which computers are much better than people.

Still, in 15 years? I'll wager against this prediction.

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