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throwaway713 ◴[] No.42167915[source]
Anyone else feel like mathematics is sort of the endgame? I.e., once ML can do it better than humans, that’s basically it?
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1. GuB-42 ◴[] No.42169223[source]
Not the endgame by far. Maybe the endgame for LLMs, and I am not even convinced.

Maths is detached from reality. An AI capable of doing math better than humans may not be able do drive a car, as driving a car requires a good understanding of the world, it has to recognize object and understand their behavior, for example, understanding that a tree won't move but a person might, but it will move slower than another car. It has to understand the physics of the car: inertia, grip, control,... It may even have to understand human psychology and make ethical choices.

Fully autonomous robots would be the endgame.

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2. ykonstant ◴[] No.42170506[source]
>An AI capable of doing math better than humans may not be able do drive a car,

Noo, but my excuse for being unable to drive a car is precisely that I am a quirky mathematician focused on research!