Ars Technica

DeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week later

Matrix multiplication is at the heart of many machine learning breakthroughs, and it just got faster—twice. Last week, DeepMind announced it discovered a more efficient way to perform matrix ...

How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
ExtremeTech

Google Fed a Language Algorithm Math Equations. It Learned How to Solve New Ones.

Home > Extreme Google Fed a Language Algorithm Math Equations. It Learned How to Solve New Ones. Computers fail at even simple math more often than many of us realize and that flaw is rooted in the ...

Meet Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi: The 9th-century Persian mathematician whose name gave us the word 'algorithm'

Every time a search engine ranks results, a social media feed recommends content, or a navigation app finds the quickest ...
Nature

Multi-objective exponential distribution optimizer (MOEDO): a novel math-inspired multi-objective algorithm for global optimization and real-world engineering design problems

The exponential distribution optimizer (EDO) represents a heuristic approach, capitalizing on exponential distribution theory to identify global solutions for complex optimization challenges. This ...
Nature

Generating conjectures on fundamental constants with the Ramanujan Machine

Throughout history, simple formulas of fundamental constants symbolized simplicity, aesthetics and mathematical beauty 2. A couple of well known examples include Euler’s identity e iπ + 1 = 0 and the ...