“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more holistically

Re:“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more ... by tmule on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:42AM (#50002138)

Yann LeCun and Gary Marcus are still at it - the latter having shifted goalposts.

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Re:“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more ... by nl on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:55AM (#50002212)

Yann LeCun's criticisms are at least balanced with an alternative approach he has teams actively working on and showing good progress in areas LLMs are weak.

The less said about Gary Marcus the better.

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Re:“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more ... by zwaps on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:44AM (#50002150)

Gary Marcus has has a long career now of shifting goalposts

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Re:“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more ... by vidarh on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:53AM (#50002196)

Does he have time to do anything but shift goalposts, given how fast his are moving?

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Re:“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more ... by Chance-Device on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:58AM (#50002235)

I believe he now just leaves them in his truck and drives it a bit further each day.

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