nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyz6v2rsmc8tufcfh95x8vlz8q4gf7pctpucsj3rajrxsav62ny5fv528eua (nprofile…8eua) nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypgyg8mv5gg94whplj5l8awykyjkqnuqxhdx8watuzgru90e2s7jgn6sjny (nprofile…sjny) nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyrny7h55rze6cd8jwt59gwleqfh0e6psg8prmsc7vev0gzp5j5dvw78jng9 (nprofile…jng9) There's a breaking point for this perspective though, right?
If machines find a proof that SHA-1 is breakable, that is "valuable" - whether or not humans have understood that proof.
I am all for beauty being one of the valuable aspects of math - which the music analogy captures - but math does have real-world impact beyond beauty and joy.
nilesh
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