A look at DARPA's "Exponentiating Mathematics" program, which aims to speed up progress in pure mathematics by developing an AI "co-author" to conduct research (Alexander Nazaryan/New York Times)

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Alexander Nazaryan / New York Times:A look at DARPA's “Exponentiating Mathematics” program, which aims to speed up progress in pure mathematics by developing an AI “co-author” to conduct research  —  Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades.  A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.