Joshua Flynn

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[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@AuriFomo @tkisrage If you mean the status of 'greatest living mathematician' (or 'the king of math'), then that only exists in (a) popular culture, and (b) in the hagiography of history (e.g. Gauss getting the title 'Prince').

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@AuriFomo @tkisrage Elias Stein. It's the advisor mentioned in "A Close Call":
"I certainly didn’t always succeed at this—for instance, the first problem my advisor gave me, I was only able to solve five years after my PhD..."

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@danfaggella Simple. I occupy a portion of space like any other piece of hardware or peripheral. Any 'AGI' worthy of the name would understand maximizing my potential, like all its other peripherals, is intrinsically worthwhile. I'd be 'reserves' essentially.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@AuriFomo @tkisrage Any basis to think that this is the "first time" he is feeling challenged? His public reflections famously talk about hitting a wall, over-relying on raw talent, and imposter syndrome. Read "A Close Call".

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@AuriFomo @tkisrage I wouldn't say that's a basis to say he's exhibiting false humility at the time of that quote, as it traces back to 06, the year of his Fields medal and long before AI.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@AuriFomo @tkisrage I did so. Any basis to think that he's exhibiting that here?

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@getjonwithit Maths, CS, Physics will soon become one.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@PlexInphinity @drfckyou @tkisrage Tao's work means sparse signals can be accurately reconstructed from far fewer measurements than previously thought necessary, which now underpins faster MRI scans and influences imaging, signal processing, and data acquisition more broadly.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@predict_addict Probably 100-ish could claim the title, but by luck and academic fashions it landed on Tao. Him being public-facing probably plays some part, too. If you're jealous of his fame, hop off Twitter and go and interface with the public in a real way.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@predict_addict What social media fairy tales? Anybody can look up a long list of his accomplishments that are very relevant to that vague title of 'greatest living mathematician.' All earned long before his name meant anything to the general public.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@ericweinstein Whoever gets us closest to the world where 10 year olds know calculus and linear algebra.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@beffjezos Two pixel tribalism. His view is nuanced and he says the current approach is a headless march (which it is).

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@haste111 @ericweinstein

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@KlassicalKat_88 @aug5thmusic Pure opinion, ultimately. I could call it 'stunning' and have a bunch of people nod along with me and then it'd be your camp against mine. The real thing here is measurable adoption rates and voluntary listening to AI generated pieces.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@TaliaRinger You use the word 'digest.' I like that because I think of it like this: these can prove the proof isn't poisonous, Buzzard's work can make it digestible, and then [blank] can make the proof tasteful. (Not sure what can fill blank yet)

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

@skdh Shannon, Turing, and Gödel's major insights might be beyond them, even given prior literature. Shannon turned 'information' (a word used everywhere & defined nowhere) into the modern understanding.

[Joshua Flynn @joshflynnworks]

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