Fields Medal winner Deng Yu to retire from maths for romance novels if AI excels
- Chinese mathematician Yitang Zhang joked he would write romance novels if AI manages to solve every maths problem.
- Zhang, a Fields Medal winner, was discussing how AI could transform mathematical research and problem-solving.
- He said AI may eventually handle complex mathematical tasks that currently require human creativity and insight.
- Zhang’s joke highlighted a bigger question: what will mathematicians do if AI can solve their hardest problems?
Source: scmp.com
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