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Laurel1234today at 4:23 PM3 repliesview on HN

Clankers aren't people. Should we be handing out Fields medals to LateX, python and calculators?


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MattCruikshanktoday at 8:14 PM

We know which bots are the best at Chess. You'd care which AI is the most accurate at diagnosing your medical condition. It's not a bad thing to keep track of which automated systems are the best at certain tasks.

kylecazartoday at 4:41 PM

Do humans win Fields medals for formatting and calculation?

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tocs3today at 4:41 PM

Should we be handing out Fields medal to

I don't know, maybe. I would not put Clankers on the same level (or category / level of importance) as people but if they produce the work maybe they should get the credit.

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