Math Community's Reaction to OpenAI Drop Mirrors the Go World After AlphaGo
jamesdouma · x · 2026-10-09
jamesdouma draws a parallel between how the math world is responding to OpenAI's math breakthrough and how the Go world reacted to AlphaGo. Go came back stronger after a period of dismay, and he predicts math will do the same — tools make us better.
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