Creative Collaboration with AI: Insights from Hugo Duminil-Copin on Mathematics and Discovery
I recently watched a great interview of the mathematician and Fields medalist (2022) Hugo Duminil-Copin by Science étonnante (aka David Louapre). At some point, there was an interesting discussion on the role of AI in the discovery of new mathematical findings. I think the arguments generalize far beyond mathematics: AI as a creative sparring partner, AI as a way to have an inner, interactive dialogue with oneself, AI as a tool to automate the boring parts of the process, human fallibility as a strength, the need for collaboration, etc. I share the transcript of the interview below and comment a bit.