Astral Codex Ten

Riemann hypothesis

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Riemann hypothesis

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Riemann hypothesis is a recurring concept in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between August 08, 2022 and March 27, 2023. The archive places it in contexts such as “working on the Riemann hypothesis or something which is the best thing in mathematics”; “the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis is not what you would expect”. It most often appears alongside Sam Altman, 80,000 Hours, 80,000 Hours’ Guide To Working In AI Policy And Strategy.

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  • Category: Concepts
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: August 08, 2022
  • Last seen: March 27, 2023

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Why Not Slow AI Progress?
August 08, 2022 · Original source
Potentially. I always imagine that as we got closer to [superintelligence] , the best thing to do might be to pause the pushing of the performance of these systems so that you can analyze down to minute detail exactly and maybe even prove things mathematically about the system so that you know the limits and otherwise of the systems that you're building. At that point I think all the world's greatest minds should probably be thinking about this problem. So that was what I would be advocating to you know the Terence Tao’s of this world, the best mathematicians. Actually I've even talked to him about this—I know you're working on the Riemann hypothesis or something which is the best thing in mathematics but actually this is more pressing.
Turing Test
March 27, 2023 · Original source
EARTH: Yes there is. Oh wow, the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis is not what you would expect.