DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis: Solving Erdős Problems 'Far From True Invention' — 224 Upvotes, 114 Comments

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Following yesterday's high-profile report that AlphaProof Nexus autonomously solved 9 open Erdős problems, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis published a video (224 upvotes, 114 comments on r/singularity) arguing that solving existing mathematical conjectures is 'far from true invention.' The 114-comment thread debates what constitutes genuine AI creativity versus powerful pattern matching, with Hassabis framing real invention as generating novel conjectures rather than proving existing ones.