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The Exponential Time Hypothesis Falls: Reading the AI Claim in Theoretical Computer Science Through Erik Larson

Oct 29, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC

Peter Jonsson has a paper headed for a top theoretical computer science conference in two weeks, and as of Monday he says much of the work is "dead" because an AI claims to have disproved the assumption beneath it.

Recommended read: Myth of Artificial Intelligence by Erik J. Larson

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The Exponential Time Hypothesis Falls: Reading the AI Claim in Theoretical Computer Science Through Erik Larson

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The Exponential Time Hypothesis Falls: Reading the AI Claim in Theoretical Computer Science Through Erik LarsonMachine Intelligence and Human JudgmentOct 29, 2026, 10:30 PM UTCPeter Jonsson has a paper headed for a top theoretical computer science conference in two weeks, and as of Monday he says much of the work is "dead" because an AI claims to have disproved the assumption beneath it.Recommended read: Myth of Artificial Intelligence by Erik J. Larson