HN user asks whether AI can grade undergraduate math exercises
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A Hacker News user plans to self-study undergraduate mathematics using textbooks such as Tao's Analysis and Spivak, wants AI to grade exercise answers rather than explain them, and asks the forum whether AI is up to the task. The user has access to Gemini Pro and is also considering running a Qwen version locally on a MacBook M5, and is concerned about reasoning errors and model hallucinations, especially hoping to improve grading of proof problems. There is currently no conclusion in the thread.
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A user asks whether AI is reliable enough to correct solutions to undergraduate math exercises from books such as Tao's Analysis and Spivak, rather than to teach the material. They have access to Gemini Pro and a MacBook M5 that might run a Qwen model locally, and ask whether to expect reasoning mistakes or hallucinations, noting they are not strong at proofs and want to improve.
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