In search of artificial natural kinds @PrincetonCS
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Thrilled to share that I’ll be starting @PrincetonCS this fall as a PhD candidate in the @cocosci_lab. My research will focus on AI for math.
If math was erased from human memory, it seems likely we’d reinvent a similar mathematics. I hope interrogating the nature of this tight connection between human cognition and human mathematics can teach us how to design artificial mathematicians.
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LLMs are making novel mathematical discoveries -- but in controlled training experiments, why do they struggle to discover the number 0?
Come discuss with @pl_zeng at #CCN2026, Poster B40, today from 2:00–3:45pm.
Full proceedings paper: openreview.net/forum?id=dAsu…
Are there limits to what AI will contribute to human mathematics? In a new paper with @LakeBrenden @cocosci_lab we probe this question with a simpler one: Can a language model discover 0? The resounding answer (so far) is no.
arxiv.org/abs/2606.17289
Model generalization improves after training on a small number of examples that include zero. Models with language pretraining require 50% fewer examples. This conclusion that language abilities scaffold mathematical discovery is reminiscent of Carey’s “Quinean bootstrapping”.
Was great to host Jared and the @mathematics_inc team at @PrincetonCS yesterday. Thanks to everyone who participated in the exciting conversations about human and artificial mathematics.
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We're hosting the next Proof on August 1 in NYC. Come celebrate mathematical performance with us.
It will be a special one :) @KlettPhoebe.
RSVP below
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Anyway, science and mathematics are aesthetic pursuits and we need more culture that celebrates them as such, instead of just being grist for the mill of "impact".
I’m proud to have contributed to @NormalComputing’s mission of creating a unified theory of thermodynamics and AI over the last two years. Computer science research should aim to be basic science research.
I’m excited to share a self-contained introduction to thermodynamic computing; algorithms are nothing without a substrate.
NYC math & physics club unite :)
Alright, NYC peeps: a few of us (@NoahChrein, @KlettPhoebe, etc.) are planning to meet up in Central Park next weekend - probably Sunday, weather permitting - to do some recreational math, discuss our favorite problems/theorems, etc.
If you're interested, let me know ASAP!
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posteriors 𝞡 published at ICLR!
I’ll be in Singapore next week, let’s chat all things scalable Bayesian learning! 🇸🇬👋
Math should be seen in motion. Join me and @wjzeng at @EthicalNYC on April 2nd to participate in the mathematical arts.
RSVP for Deep Tech Week Liturgy: lu.ma/ree60oa4
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