Boston Computation Club
Boston Computation Club
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From percolation theory to recursive self-improvement and AI risk, Olle Häggström
55 minutes Posted Oct 28, 2026 at 6:31 am.
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Olle Häggström is a pure mathematician. Today, he joined us to tell the story of how his entire field of mathematics was essentially conquered by large language models in a short period of time, and to discuss the lessons about AI safety that he drew from this experience. This was a challenging and interesting conversation and, I think, a really compelling listen if you are not yet convinced of the imminency of AGI (or ASI).