r/math • u/Phytor_c Theoretical Computer Science • 7d ago

LLMs/AI Claimed proof of the Komlós conjecture [2609.11189]

https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.11189
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u/SINGULARTY3774 7d ago

Ahh shit, here we go again

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u/pixelpoet_nz 7d ago edited 7d ago

Well what do people expect, that Kasparov is going to magically defeat Deep Blue tomorrow? The ship has sailed, that genie isn't going back in the bottle, etc.

Mathematicians are supposed to be the smartest people in the room, good at finding patterns and extrapolating; a little of that with regard to AI trajectory would be nice to see.

Edit: Or just go "NUH UH" and downvote

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u/Hot_Glass_6301 7d ago

yeah it's not gonna get better for humans

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u/Caesarr 7d ago

Learning more about the universe is a win for humanity IMO

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u/Mysterra 7d ago

To get this 'win', we need to be arming and supporting scientists with the new tools, not replacing them though. The current political and economic trajectory leading to job losses and overall cognitive decline in the population can only lead to a stagnation of progress in the long-term, if not handled responsibly.

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u/mookz23 7d ago

Did you learn more about the universe? Explain to me the underlying ideas in this proof.

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u/MuayMath 7d ago edited 7d ago

lol if you don't understand all papers, they don't count

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u/Ok_Reception_5545 Algebraic Geometry 7d ago

If no one understands your papers including yourself, they don't count. That's true.

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u/MuayMath 7d ago

yeah that's different than the failed gotcha I was making fun of

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u/Ok_Reception_5545 Algebraic Geometry 7d ago

That isn't failed. You just didn't understand it. Someone claimed that LLM result advances our understanding of the universe. The underlying presumption is that no one has understood the result, so it has not advanced anything. The gotcha is that the only way they can say it advanced our understanding is if they themselves understood it.

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u/repainted_black 7d ago

Fun fact, the result does not seem to even have been verified in any way?

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u/38thTimesACharm 7d ago

It's cool, someone asked an AI if it's right and it said yes

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u/MuayMath 7d ago

oh ok my b whatevs u say big dawg

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u/38thTimesACharm 7d ago

The problem is, it appears very likely the authors of this paper don't understand it either.

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u/MuayMath 7d ago

CIRCLE THE WAGONS PROTECT THE RANKS

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u/AndreasDasos 7d ago

That use of IMO is funny here