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Math researcher debunks OpenAI's faster Fourier transform as flawed

Cook reports result is theoretically surprising but practically useless

2 Oct 8 11:08 AM · 6d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 5

A mathematics blog post notes the result challenges assumptions about algorithmic limits but emphasizes it has no practical value yet.

Cook reports result is theoretically surprising but practically useless
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“The result is amazing. It seemed that O(n log n) was as good as you could do… But since the theorem shows that our assumptions were wrong, however slightly, about what is possible, maybe we're in for further surprises.”

John D. Cook

OpenAI Research organizationArgmin author Mathematics researcher and technical criticRyan Shea Independent researcherJohn D. Cook Mathematics blogger

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