Doorman fallacy
Subject in Social Sciences
Doorman fallacy has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Ankur MoitraMIT mathematician and theoretical computer scientist, visiting the Institute for Advanced Study
Moitra argues, via the doorman fallacy, that reducing mathematicians to theorem-provers misses their broader role and that panic is unwarranted.
“So even though this is a momentous time, I don't think it's the right time to hit the panic button”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #503 – AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity Theory (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 27:17
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- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
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#503 – AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity TheoryLex Fridman Podcast · Oct 26, 2026 · 3 h 43 min
Lex Fridman and mathematicians Alex Kontorovich, Ankur Moitra and Steven Brunton discuss AI's claimed proofs of quasi-Riemann, Navier-Stokes, unique games and what it means for mathematics.