Mckay Wrigley dismissed concerns that AI curing cancer could disrupt mathematicians' "process of understanding" and raise attribution questions, calling the objection one of the dumbest things he has read.
He argued that building AI to solve humanity's greatest problems would be a miraculous achievement.
The reply responds to a quoted post noting that 25 Fields Medal winners issued a joint declaration warning of severe misalignment between AI companies and the mathematics community.
forgive me if i don't care that ai curing cancer might disrupt your "process of understanding" and "raise attribution questions."
building ai that solves all our greatest problems would be a miraculous achievement of humanity.
genuinely one of the dumbest things i've ever read.
Twenty-five Fields Medal winners have published a joint declaration warning about what they see as a severe misalignment between AI companies and the mathematics community.
Source: Mckay Wrigley · x.comPublished · added here
