Know solved problems
Know how to solve every probem that has been solved - Feynman / ChatGPT
see also
- How Much Math Is Knowable? / HN
- In math, we are finite beings trying to apprehend the infinite
- The Busy Beaver function actually quantifies that (!)
- Even the finite can exceed the scope of the cosmos. That’s where we need physics and complexity theory
- Quantum computers look like they’re already slightly expanding the scope of what mathematical statements we can know
- Can we know even more than that? Depends what the ultimate laws of physics are
LLMs are divinatory instruments, our era’s oracle, minus the incense and theatrics. - HN
- My AI skeptic friends are all nuts - All progress on LLMs could halt today, and LLMs would remain the 2nd most important thing to happen over the course of my career.
Written on June 1, 2025, Last update on June 9, 2025
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