By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026As far as I can tell, this dialog between MacArthur prize-winning mathematician Terrence Tao and Chatgpt about "the Jacobian conjecture counterexample" is very impressive: chatgpt.com/share/6a5fdc... 1/ 310434
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/07/28/h... 2/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. 2262
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026Now, the clause "as far as I can tell" is doing a *lot* of work in that sentence. I am reasonably math literate, up to first-year calculus and a lifetime spent around my father (a mathematician). 3/ 1240
Denis @denishovart.com · 28/07/2026Hi, I'm currently building a tool that helps you auto-evaluate your knowledge as a student, precisely using AI, so your latest article is hitting very close to home. I began building it and using it for myself to train on university material (as a lifelong learner, studying on the side... 1 / ? 100
