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0 pointslolinder1y ago0 comments

> First of all, this is not a sport and the point is not to compare AI to humans. The point is to compare AI to IMO-difficulty problems.

If this were the case then the headline would be "AI solves 4/6 IMO 2024 problems", it wouldn't be claiming "silver-medal standard". Medals are generally awarded by comparison to other contestants, not to the challenges overcome.

> This can become a real mathematical assistant that can help a mathematician test an argument, play with variations of a definition, try 100 combinations of some estimates, apply a classic but lengthy technique etc. etc.

This is great, and I'm not complaining about what the team is working on, I'm complaining about how it's being sold. Headlines like these from lab press releases will feed the AI hype in counterproductive ways. The NYT literally has a headline right now: "Move Over Mathematicians, Here Comes AlphaProof".

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golol1y ago

At the IMO "silver medal" afaik is define as some tange of points, which more or less equals some range of problems solved. For me it is fair to say that "silver-medal performance" is IMO langauge for about 4/6 problems solved. And what's the problem if some clickbait websites totally spin the result? They would've done it anyways even with a different title, and I also don't see the harm. Let people be wrong.

mathnmusic1y ago

No, "silver medal" is defined as a range of points to be earned in the allotted time (4.5 hours for both papers of 3 problems each).

lolinderOP1y ago

And the cutoffs are chosen after the results are in, not in advance.

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