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I imagine that would take months at least. Meanwhile, only a selected few get to have access to what might be some of the most significant developments in mathematics. That seems incredibly unfair.
What should OpenAI have done instead of what they did? I think it’s far better that we get the messy dump of proofs ASAP so everyone can grapple with the reality of what these models can and can’t do, and participate in figuring out where things go from here.

What would a more “responsible” approach have been?

Re:ChatGPT Health on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:26PM (#46533113)
There’s a lot of negativity here. I’ll just say I’m extremely glad I had ChatGPT when I was going through some health issues last year.
I see this in wikipedia:

"The attribution of the invention of the architecture to von Neumann is controversial, not least because Eckert and Mauchly had done a lot of the required design work and claim to have had the idea for stored programs long before discussing the ideas with von Neumann and Herman Goldstine[3]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture

Re:Enjoy Alcohol, Without the Hangover on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:29AM (#36921202)
My favorite is Run Wild from Athletic Brewing Co.
Re:Is technical analysis just stock market astrology? on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:43PM (#36868263)
Novice: "technical analysis is legit!"

Intermediate: "technical analysis is total BS!"

Pro: "technical analysis is legit."

Personally, I prefer Bishop (Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning) or Murphy (Probabilistic Machine Learning: An Introduction).
The version of the quote I've heard (and which sounds better to me) is this:

"Sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." -John von Neumann

Re:As unions decline, inequality rises on Saturday December 17, 2022 @12:18PM (#34029830)
> see themselves as embarrassed millionaires

I see this "embarrassed millionaires" line a lot. It seems unbelievably cynical. Do you really think a meaningful fraction of workers are thinking "I'll oppose unions because even though I'm hurting workers, it'll be good for me when I'm rich"?

Maybe try audio. I really like the version narrated by David Horovich.
Re:Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS? on Sunday February 27, 2022 @11:14AM (#30489704)
The book that did this for me:

The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles (Nisan and Schocken)

https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computing-Systems-second-Pri...

Re:The Price of Discipline on Friday December 31, 2021 @11:33AM (#29749569)
No it doesn't. I listened to the audiobook and agree it has very good lessons. One of the big ones has to do with empathy. I wish I'd had a book like this when I was a kid.
Re:Schopenhauer: On Reading and Books on Thursday December 02, 2021 @08:38AM (#29415919)
One of my favorites:

https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Counsels-Maxims-Great-Philosop...

(The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims)

Actually, what you're describing sounds like something you'd refer to as "not a showstopper". To me, a "showstopper" is something that stops the show: that can't be ignored or "fixed later".