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[–] 146 points 2 years ago (10 children)

There is no way the design took two years and required supercomputers

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  • [–] 134 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    But they had to crunch the numbers

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The math is so complex that research into Pringles with ridges was considered a national secret and it was classified. DARPA was rumored to have provided partial funding.

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  • [+] -12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It took 3 seconds, and it was AI what figured it all out.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    AI doesn't figure out shit.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lol, you're both wrong. AI absolutely can assist, and sometimes be the main part in finding patterns/discoveries, but in the case of the hyperbolic plane, it was created by humans.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    AI absolutely can assist, and sometimes be the main part in finding patterns/discoveries

    Exactly. The figuring out part is a human interpretation of the finding. No machine learning model of the current tech can reliably tell you if it found something new.

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