Scott Aaronson on AI Cracking Decades-Old Math Problems: Are Mathematicians Obsolete?
romanyam · x · 2026-10-29
On The Roman Forum, theoretical computer scientist Scott Aaronson discusses AI's math breakthroughs: models are solving problems that stumped humanity for decades, and theoretical computer scientists can barely keep up. Topics include whether P vs. NP is next and if human mathematicians are becoming obsolete, plus AI existential risk. The host notes OpenAI later claimed to have shown the Exponential Time Hypothesis false.
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