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Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds on OpenAI proofs: "I think what people are getting upset about is they’re slowly realizing that they are dumb and somehow blaming this on AI, even though it’s not really AI’s fault"

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A UC Berkeley math community leader stated that the recent controversy surrounding OpenAI's proof of the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem is a misunderstanding. He argued that the public's frustration stems from blaming AI for intellectual failures, noting that the proof itself is not actually AI-generated. The speaker emphasized that the community is left at a crossroads while the mathematical community continues to grapple with the implications of this breakthrough.

Key points

• Richard Borcherds, a Fields Medalist, stated that the public's anger over OpenAI's Navier-Stokes proof is misplaced.
• Borcherds believes the issue is people blaming AI for intellectual failures, as the proof is not AI-generated.

Context

A UC Berkeley math community leader expressed that the recent controversy surrounding OpenAI's proof of the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem is a misunderstanding. The speaker emphasized that the mathematical community continues to grapple with the implications of this breakthrough.

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