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Mastodon user criticizes mathematicians promoting LLM narrative

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A Mastodon user expressed offense that prominent mathematicians, who they believe are promoting a false narrative around Large Language Models (LLMs), are now advocating for a focus on teaching and other "soft" aspects of mathematics. The user argues that these individuals, previously perceived as skilled and having the field's best interests at heart, have revealed a lack of integrity and questionable mathematical prowess. This shift in focus, according to the user, is influenced by their perceived alignment with anti-academia forces and capitalist/imperialist ideologies. AI

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    Does anyone else find it offensive that the same rich, influential # math guys who are propping up this # LLM charade have now decided that we need to focus on

    Does anyone else find it offensive that the same rich, influential # math guys who are propping up this # LLM charade have now decided that we need to focus on the importance of teaching and other "soft" aspects of the field now that "AI has solved math"? Like the reason people a…

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