alt Hacker NewsThese mathematicians dedicated their life to math and were working for a long time to achieve the pinnacle of their careers.
OpenAI just burned millions of dollars over a weekend after hearing that someone else was close to solving the problems. Their interest was in their AI system more than the actual math problems.
Don’t you see how that’s different?
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phoghed • yesterday at 11:32 PM
Yeah bro, same for probably the majority of this site that write software for a living and/or hobby.
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I see how it can be devastating to their ego, but no, I don't see a particular difference in a company spending money for clout vs. a person spending time for clout. The underlying motivation is the same.