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Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by randomizedalgs on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @11:55AM (#49184638)
Even the experts on the problem being solved find the writeups nearly impossible to read.

Example: https://nitter.poast.org/henryquantum/status/208362369543662...

Seems like a disservice to the community that openai put so little effort into producing good writeups...

Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by boothby on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @12:08PM (#49184801)
I think this is where Terry Tao hit the nail on the head. OpenAI has made claims, but the mathematics community does not accept garbage. It's less that they've done a disservice to the community; more that they've done a disservice to their own reputation.
Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by mlpoknbji on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @01:42PM (#49186258)
I agree. Prompting 5.6 Sol to "Review these writeups and include appropriate citations and credit where appropriate" probably would have been a step in the right direction.

Then again, this would require them to actually care about the mathematics.