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How do AIs learn maths?
AI models like OpenAI's are trained on enormous datasets of text and code from the internet. This includes mathematical papers, proofs, and programming solutions. The AI learns patterns and relationships from this data, allowing it to generate new solutions, but also raising concerns about originality, as seen with Tristan Buckmaster's query.
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