Stanford Number Theorist: AI is 'Cooking' Mathematics, The Singularity is Here
GregCook2011 · x · 2026-08-03
Stanford number theorist Jared Duker Lichtman recently offered a diagnostic for the AI Singularity: you know you're in it when you have to check the news hourly to keep up with breakthroughs. He emphasized that AI is currently 'cooking' mathematics, reshaping the boundaries of research at an unprecedented pace.
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