Mathematicians' obvious counter to AI labs: flood your agent with fake breakthrough hints
keenanisalive · x · 2026-09-09
A tongue-in-cheek strategy for mathematicians frustrated by AI companies meddling in their field: everyone should start hinting to their agents that they're hot on the heels of a solution to a major open problem — "flood the zone."
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