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AI is blowing up mathematics. So what?
My guess is that the remaining Millennium Prize Problems, and then large stretches of physics and the other formal sciences, will go the same way. But so what?
Sep 14, 2026
Opinion Aug 29, 2026
It’s Not Slop. It’s Kudzu
Before you call AI music "slop," consider: recorded sound was once the devil's work. Now it's kudzu. Welcome to the end.
RU Sirius 14 min read
01 AI Sep 18, 2026
Software scientists form a virtual drug company and sketch a cancer treatment
2 min read
02 Opinion Sep 18, 2026
Capture the frontier! (or, slow down and let the bad guys win)
7 min read
03 AI Aug 31, 2026
OpenAI publishes a full report on the Hugging Face incident
2 min read
04 AI Sep 9, 2026
OpenAI reports a Navier-Stokes blowup for a Millennium Prize problem
2 min read
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Machine Learning Sep 18, 2026
The Digital Trail: How Simple Shapes Are Outperforming Deep Learning in E-commerce
Discover how lightweight graph models predict online purchases up to 180 times faster than heavy deep learning algorithms, outperforming complex neural networks with simple efficiency.
Natan Amanuel Mamo 5 min read
AI Sep 18, 2026
When AI Evolves Meaning Instead of Code
What if AI evolved by optimizing what code actually means, rather than just tweaking syntax? Discover how Semantic Genetic Programming revolutionizes the future of AI.
Betsinat Amare 4 min read
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