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Update: "Can Large Language Models replace mathematicians?" fixed!

Update: "Can Large Language Models replace mathematicians?" fixed!

Never using Substack's LaTeX blocks again (until they are fixed)

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Hi there!

Sorry for the multiple posts in succession. In my latest post “Can Large Language Models replace mathematicians?”, I used Substack’s built-in LaTeX blocks for mathematical formulas, and they made the post unenjoyable on mobile. I have fixed the issue by manually rendering the formulas myself.

Here is the updated post. Enjoy!

Can Large Language Models replace mathematicians?

Tivadar Danka
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Apr 27
Can Large Language Models replace mathematicians?

Around the 16th century, aristocrats had a strange way of determining who the king of the hill was: solving algebraic equations. One particular problem was the following: find two numbers whose sum and product are equal to two; that is,

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Substack’s LaTeX blocks from the app, after releasing the post

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