A computer scientist-novelist reflects on AI and our understanding of maths
artificial intelligence How AI could influence our understanding of mathematics: A computer scientist-novelist’s reflections Perhaps the new age of mathematics will favour a mind that delights in speculation, leaps of the imagination and a deep sense of aesthetics. “The question of whether smooth three-dimensional fluid motion can break down has remained unresolved for roughly 90 years,” Open AI said. It put 10,000 AI agents to work on it and the task took 88 hours.
- ▪artificial intelligence How AI could influence our understanding of mathematics: A computer scientist-novelist’s reflections Perhaps the new age of mathematics will favour a mind that delights in speculation, leaps of the imagination and a
- ▪“The question of whether smooth three-dimensional fluid motion can break down has remained unresolved for roughly 90 years,” Open AI said.
- ▪It put 10,000 AI agents to work on it and the task took 88 hours.
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:17:26 +0000 |
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artificial intelligence How AI could influence our understanding of mathematics: A computer scientist-novelist’s reflections Perhaps the new age of mathematics will favour a mind that delights in speculation, leaps of the imagination and a deep sense of aesthetics. Anil Menon Yesterday · 08:00 am Share Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on BlueSky Share on Threads Share on Reddit Copy Link Email Print Add Scroll on Google iOS App Android App Geralt/Pixabay [Licensed under CC0 Creative Commons] On September 8, OpenAI claimed it had solved the Navier-Stokes problem. “The question of whether smooth three-dimensional fluid motion can break down has remained unresolved for roughly 90 years,” Open AI said. It put 10,000 AI agents to work on it and the task took 88 hours.
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