On the other hand, unique games still passes the sniff test so far. The model seems to have done a lot of work very quickly. This will change how research math gets done and funded, and we're seeing discussions of how it will change graduate studies in mathematics (perhaps the PhD defense itself will stop being ceremonial?)
Do note the other 300 papers. I agree we'll see more withdrawals, but the mathematicians I know seem to believe there is something in most of these papers.
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On the other hand, unique games still passes the sniff test so far. The model seems to have done a lot of work very quickly. This will change how research math gets done and funded, and we're seeing discussions of how it will change graduate studies in mathematics (perhaps the PhD defense itself will stop being ceremonial?)
So, it turns out it's much easier to hallucinate solutions to longstanding mathematical problems than to actually solve them. Who would have guessed?
Do note the other 300 papers. I agree we'll see more withdrawals, but the mathematicians I know seem to believe there is something in most of these papers.
... are already redrawn. Lets see how many more won't survive scrutiny.
who found the error? did they find it themselves?
My guess is somebody on twitter. But I don't go there.
(see also https://lemmy.world/post/52838898 )