40 years before AI math hype: what Erdős really thought of the Graffiti conjecture generator
littmath · x · 2026-09-24
About 40 years ago, Siemion Fajtlowicz built Graffiti, a computer program that generated graph theory conjectures. In a new essay, Fajtlowicz recounts what Paul Erdős actually thought of the project — and offers clues to how Erdős might have viewed today's AI. A valuable primary source on the early history of computer-assisted mathematical discovery.
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