Research
Will AI make life less meaningful? A survey finds optimism hinges on whether humans keep control.
Big Think · By Clay Routledge & Josh Hicks ·
The Brief
- OpenAI recently announced that its latest AI model solved more than 100 math problems in a matter of weeks.
- Humans had worked on those problems for years.
- The announcement prompted concern among mathematicians, according to Big Think.
- A survey finds optimism about AI's effect on meaning hinges on whether humans keep control.
Why it matters
The survey suggests that how people feel about AI's impact on meaning depends on whether they believe humans retain control, which matters for how AI in research and work is introduced.
Who’s affected
- Mathematicians
- Researchers working with AI tools
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OpenAI recently announced that its latest artificial intelligence model had solved, in a matter of weeks, more than 100 math problems that humans had worked on for years. The news sparked what seemed like an existential crisis among mathematicians, leaving some to wonder what…