Fifty Years of P vs. NP and the Possibility of the Impossible.
The article discusses the computer science (CS) and mathematical theorem difficulty known as the polynomial (P) vs. nondeterministic polynomial problem (NP) problem, which was first introduced by computer scientists and mathematician Steve Cook in 1971. According to the article, the solution to the...
| Publicado en: | Communications of the ACM Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 76 - 86 |
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Association for Computing Machinery
Jan2022
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the computer science (CS) and mathematical theorem difficulty known as the polynomial (P) vs. nondeterministic polynomial problem (NP) problem, which was first introduced by computer scientists and mathematician Steve Cook in 1971. According to the article, the solution to the problem remains elusive. The article examines the relationship between the problem and advances in machine learning (ML), how the problem can be utilized to assess CS possibilities, and the potential of reaching artificial general intelligence. |
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