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Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

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Re: Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

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Post by nutjob2 »

femiagbabiaka wrote: post #4
129476 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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It was expected that people without established credibility would be looked down on for using AI, but it's been weird to see people with all the credibility in the world lose it for embracing AI.

Tao gives or takes credibility from AI, not the other way around.

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Post by femiagbabiaka »

orf wrote: post #9
femiagbabiaka wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was expected that people without established credibility would be looked down on for using AI, but it's been weird to see people with all the credibility in the world lose it for embracing AI.

What credibility has he lost?

To sensible people? None. But the amount of criticism of his work that boils down to "he uses AI" is undeniable.

Re: Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

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Post by orf »

femiagbabiaka wrote: post #13
orf wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What credibility has he lost?

To sensible people? None. But the amount of criticism of his work that boils down to "he uses AI" is undeniable.

Can you share some of the criticism? I’ve not seen any from anyone real.

Re: Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

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Post by iTokio »

Numbers

Algebra

Geometry

Probability

Analysis

Dynamics

I loved this talk, but these concepts are like an attempt at dimensional reduction of math research, science, the academics knowledge.

I would have loved to have his thoughts on the mathematical mind, the process, how to reason, infer vs deduct, abstract, prove..

I don’t really know, what are the primitives, essential concepts of math reasoning?

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Post by stuxnet79 »

Agentus wrote: post #15

i blinked and read terrence howard. i was like good god

For those not in the know, Terrence Howard's dreams of a career in Astrophysics were eviscerated after Neil Degrasse Tyson reviewed his "Theory of Everything" paper [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uLi1I3G2N4

Re: Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

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Post by Isamu »

iTokio wrote: post #16

Numbers Algebra Geometry Probability Analysis Dynamics I loved this talk, but these concepts are like an attempt at dimensional reduction of math research, science, the academics knowledge. I would have loved to have his thoughts on the mathematical mind, the process, how to reason, infer vs deduct, abstract, prove.. I don’t really know, what are the primitives, essential concepts of math reasoning?

So… numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, dynamics are not the primitives or essentials ?

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Post by esalman »

I respected Terence Tao but since listening to his "Mathematics in the age of AI" talk, I've become a fan. I have had nobody else explain so succinctly what is the purpose of Mathematical research, why it matters, and why it is so important to preserve the ways we do math. Even more importantly, I feel it resonates so well with every other field AI is taking over.
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