Theoretical CS is applied math, and applied math should inform practice
beenwrekt · x · 2026-10-29
Responding to critiques of OpenAI's math results that dismiss math beyond applied contexts, the author argues that Theoretical Computer Science is Applied Mathematics, and that applied mathematics should inform practice — defending the value of theoretical research to AI progress.
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