Harvard Mathematicians Divided Over AI’s Role in Research and Teaching After OpenAI Breakthrough
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Harvard mathematicians are divided over how far artificial intelligence should go in their field, as OpenAI’s announcement of an AI-generated solution to a decades-old math problem raises questions about the future of research and teaching. In September, OpenAI released what it said was a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, which asks whether equations governing fluid motion can develop mathematical breakdowns. The problem had remained unresolved for roughly 90 years and is one of seven Millennium Prize Problems, each carrying a $1 million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute. The Crimson interviewed a dozen Harvard mathematics faculty, researchers, and lecturers, who expressed differing views on the implications of OpenAI’s solution and how AI should be used in the field moving forward.
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