Economists hail OpenAI's Big Maths Day as ushering in 'just in time' mathematics
joshgans · x · 2026-10-07
Economists Josh Gans and Alberto Galasso react to OpenAI's Big Maths Day, calling it "probably the biggest day of scientific advancement in history." They argue we may be entering an era of "just in time" mathematics: producing new mathematical knowledge exactly when it's needed, rather than through slow accumulation — a shift with major implications for how research gets done.
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