OpenAI has rattled the quiet world of mathematics by using artificial intelligence to solve a major, century-old problem, raising the question of what role mathematicians will play in scientific research going forward.
\n\nEarlier this month, thousands of its AI agents worked together to solve the Navier-Stokes equations — which generations of mathematicians have tried to tackle — in a matter of four days.
\n\nUCLA professor Terence Tao, who has won the elite Fields Medal recognising the world's most esteemed mathematicians, told AFP: "I am currently completely overwhelmed with an existential crisis in my field."
\n\nThe recent shake-up to the field is the latest in a series of instances of AI making mathematical breakthroughs this year.
\n\n"If they did choose to study the questions that we find interesting in research, they would be very easy. They could solve those problems easily," said Steven Strogatz, a Cornell University professor for the public understanding of science and mathematics.
\n\nAntonio Auffinger, a Northwestern University math professor, said that just a year ago, "hallucinations were happening all the time," but nowadays, "AI can produce long chain arguments," without wandering off course.
\n\nIn January, Elon Musk — the world's richest man and an AI chief himself…
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