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Read this korrent: The month in which AI one-shot solutions to open Erdős problems kept arriving has ended, and it was not for lack of people trying.
The month in which AI one-shot solutions to open Erdős problems kept arriving has ended, and it was not for lack of people trying.
Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every Erdős problem AI has solved was one with no literature behind it, which is the median level of what these tools can do. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost every Erdős problem AI has solved was one with no literature behind it, which is the median level of what these tools can do.
Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents have not yet produced anything genuinely new or important in mathematics. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents have not yet produced anything genuinely new or important in mathematics.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If nobody creates content any more because everyone just asks an AI, there is nothing left for AI to train on. — tap to centre the map on it
If nobody creates content any more because everyone just asks an AI, there is nothing left for AI to train on.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems worth a small builder's time are the ones too small for a big AI company to be motivated to solve. — tap to centre the map on it
The problems worth a small builder's time are the ones too small for a big AI company to be motivated to solve.
Last stated 7 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The games industry already ran the experiment everyone expects from AI, when engines became licensable, and the results were not good news. — tap to centre the map on it
The games industry already ran the experiment everyone expects from AI, when engines became licensable, and the results were not good news.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Impressive one-shot AI coding demos are not a good way to judge AI coding ability. — tap to centre the map on it
Impressive one-shot AI coding demos are not a good way to judge AI coding ability.
Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things. — tap to centre the map on it
There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable. — tap to centre the map on it
There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable.
Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. — tap to centre the map on it
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineers are sceptical of formal methods because they were burned by CASE and UML, sold as miracle solutions and imposed on them regardless of fit. — tap to centre the map on it
Engineers are sceptical of formal methods because they were burned by CASE and UML, sold as miracle solutions and imposed on them regardless of fit.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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The month in which AI one-shot solutions to open Erdős problems kept arriving has ended, and it was not for lack of people trying.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
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Almost every Erdős problem AI has solved was one with no literature behind it, which is the median level of what these tools can do.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Terence Tao
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AI agents have not yet produced anything genuinely new or important in mathematics.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Peter Woit
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If nobody creates content any more because everyone just asks an AI, there is nothing left for AI to train on.
Last stated 8 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
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The problems worth a small builder's time are the ones too small for a big AI company to be motivated to solve.
Last stated 29 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Chip Huyen
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The games industry already ran the experiment everyone expects from AI, when engines became licensable, and the results were not good news.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Muratori
Similar wording
Impressive one-shot AI coding demos are not a good way to judge AI coding ability.
Last stated 4 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Scott Hanselman
Similar wording
There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Similar wording
There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matthew Yglesias
Same subject: AI and science
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Last stated 13 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Derek Lowe
Same subject: AI and science
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: AI and science
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Last stated 15 Jul 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Demis Hassabis
Same subject: formal proof
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Martin Kleppmann
Same subject: formal proof
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Hillel Wayne
Same subject: formal proof
Engineers are sceptical of formal methods because they were burned by CASE and UML, sold as miracle solutions and imposed on them regardless of fit.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Hillel Wayne
Same subject: AI agents
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Last stated 21 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Same subject: AI agents
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: AI agents
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger