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by gus_massa 86 days ago
From a few older posts, I estimate that there are at least 10 mathematicians here, some doing math research and some doing other stuff. This is bleeding edge math, so probably only 100 persons in the word are working in something close enough to understand this now. [I guess I can understand it if I take a month [1] to study this and drop everything else.] I worked in harmonic analysis [2], but this looks more related to maximals that is a topic that I tried to avoid. I'm not sure about the areas of the other mathematicians here.

Anyway, there are a lot of topics in the discussion in HN and many times someone can give some insight. Sometimes it's about compilers and there are a few users that know about that. Sometimes it's about rockets and there are a few users that know about that. Sometimes it's about steel alloys and there are a few users that know about that. ... Not everyone here is a programmer.

I'm using very little AI, but my wife has been using it a lot. We both agree that it's at the level of a Gold medal in the IMO, that means that it can kick our ass hard. Anyway, sometimes the AI hallucinates and sometimes makes stupid error, so it's necessary to verify the output.

[1] It looks short, so perhaps a week is enough, but I feel I'm being too optimistic. Let's say a month just to be safe.

[2] Protip: If you see a circle, take the Fourier Transform and cross your fingers. You can't believe how many problems it solves. If it's useful, add me as a co-author.