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The first proof no human could read

A backtracking search colors a real US map with four colors while you watch — and the fifty-year-old theorem behind it asks the same question we're now asking about trusting AI. I built a small thing this week: a page that colors a map of the United States so that…

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The oracle of the second quadrant

Chao Liu has driven up and down the US East Coast — from Florida to Massachusetts — before detouring to France. His latest stop is at IFREMER, where he will continue to pretend to be a real scientist until someone finally catches on. The machine sat between the deep-fryer truck…

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OpenAI’s approach to mathematics does not add up

Two months after the firm’s initial advances, its lack of transparency is still causing problems On October 29th leading mathematicians gathered at the Royal Society in London to discuss the future of their field There was plenty of excitement at the progress artificial intelligence is making, leavened with nostalgia for…

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