Did AI Just Solve Math?
Summary
This episode covers Apple’s imminent launch of its first foldable iPhone, detailing Tim Cook’s push for the device and its high price point. It also examines Gamers Nexus’s allegations that LG smart TVs eavesdrop on users and collect private data for advertising. Finally, the show discusses a major mathematical breakthrough where AI reportedly solved a Navier-Stokes problem, sparking a dispute between mathematician Tristan Buckmaster and OpenAI over credit and data privacy.
Topics discussed
Intro: Apple foldable, LG TV spying, and Navier-Stokes drama
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Apple event date confusion
Apple's decades-long path to a foldable iPhone
Gamers Nexus alleges LG smart TVs are eavesdropping
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OpenAI claims to solve Navier-Stokes problem
Mathematician accuses OpenAI of using his private work
Background on the Navier-Stokes Clay Millennium Problem
How Buckmaster and Alpoje made progress on the proof
Alleged contentious call with OpenAI's math team
Mathematical loopholes and implications for the field
OpenAI's denial and sign-off
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