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Exponential Time Hypothesis co-proposer Russell Impagliazzo calls OpenAI's disproof "shocking news"; it could one day speed up chip design and break encryption

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Chip design could get materially faster, and encryption may become breakable.

What happened

Russell Impagliazzo, co-proposer of the Exponential Time Hypothesis, described OpenAI's disproof of the hypothesis as shocking news that could impact chip design and encryption.

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OpenAI's disproof of the Exponential Time Hypothesis is considered shocking news by a co-proposer. This development suggests that previously assumed computationally hard problems may now be solvable quickly, potentially impacting future chip design and the security of current encryption methods.

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