User questions economic value of rumored Anthropic math breakthrough
A user argues that a difficult proof’s value can lie in the reasoning and insights behind it—not just the result—so a machine-generated solution may not be as valuable.
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A September 5 post shared a rumor that Anthropic had solved a Millennium Prize Problem. Quoting it on September 6, another user questioned whether such a result would deliver high economic returns beyond demonstrating raw capability. They argued that human problem-solving can produce insights and motivation for future work, making the process valuable alongside the solution. The user suggested people may start demanding that models do extraordinarily valuable creative work, rather than merely demonstrate the potential for it.
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