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Alex Kontorovich
Across 1 conversation, Alex Kontorovich ranges across fluid dynamics, Unique Games Conjecture, AI in mathematics. AI advancements have claimed solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations and the Unique Games Conjecture, sparking concerns about AI's impact on ongoing research. The 'solved axiom' implies AI could independently solve any problem solvable by human-AI interaction, challenging the future role of human mathematicians.
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previewThe Navier-Stokes problem shows that smooth external forcing can create a vortex, a phenomenon unique to three dimensions.
#503#503 – AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity Theory
The quasi-Riemann hypothesis proof provides a vertical strip without zeros in the zeta function, but new ideas are needed for the full hypothesis.
#503#503 – AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity Theory
AI's role in mathematics may be more about recombining existing ideas than creating new concepts, as suggested by Kontorovich.
#503#503 – AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity Theory
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