Brand New AI Solves a Millennium Prize

Zvi examines a claimed mathematical breakthrough, the dispute over credit, and what the episode reveals about the pace of AI research.

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* 00:00 - Introduction

* 00:27 - The Real Story Is The New Model That Is Better Than Astra

* 01:38 - Setting the Stage

* 03:29 - I Heard a Rumor

* 04:17 - Our Price Cheap

* 05:48 - An Accusation Is Made

* 10:48 - How Did You Get That Idea?

* 12:36 - OpenAI Almost Certainly Did Not Misappropriate User Data

* 14:13 - Our Top Labs Cannot Get Along Even On A Feel-Good Math Story

* 15:29 - What Next?

* 16:10 - The Mathematicians Are Not Happy

* 20:42 - OpenAI’s New Model Was A Step Change Above Astra Four Days Into Training

* 22:49 - OpenAI Research Progress Is Accelerating Due To OpenAI Research Progress

* 30:17 - Quantifying OpenAI’s Pause

* 30:49 - This Is the Way the World Ends

* 31:25 - Quickly, There’s No Time

https://thezvi.substack.com/p/brand-new-ai-solves-a-millennium

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