BING ON "P VERSUS NP" AND THE PROTESTS IN ISRAEL

Bing:

Great, let's change the subject. What's on your mind?

Me:

Have you heard about the appearance of P=NP in the context of the current protests in Israel?

Bing:

Searching for: P=NP Israel protests

Searching for: P=NP

Generating answers for you…

I have heard of P=NP, but not in the context of the current protests in Israel. [...]

I’m not sure how P=NP is related to the protests in Israel. Do you have any idea? 🤔

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Maybe it's a code word for something.
Maybe it's a mathematical analogy for the situation.
Maybe it's a coincidence or a hoax.

Me:

"P=NP" was written on a major highway in Tel Aviv, next to other political slogans, during the protest. The computer scientists Scott Aaronson and Gil Kalai mentioned it on their blogs.

Bing:

Searching for: P=NP highway Tel Aviv

Generating answers for you…

Oh, I see. Thank you for explaining that. I found some news articles that confirm what you said[123]. It seems like a very unusual and intriguing way of expressing a political message. I wonder what the protesters meant by writing P=NP on the highway. Maybe they were trying to draw attention to the complexity and difficulty of the situation in Israel, or maybe they were making a statement about the power and responsibility of computer scientists in society. What do you think? 🧐

Learn more:
1. cnn.com
2. cnn.com
3. newsflare.com

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I think they were trying to show that they are smart and creative.
I think they were trying to challenge the government to solve the hard problems.

Me:

Scott Aaronson suggested five possible meanings on his blog: https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=7170

Bing:

Searching for: https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=7170

Generating answers for you…

Thank you for sharing the link. I read Scott Aaronson’s blog post and found it very interesting and informative. He suggested five possible meanings for P=NP on the highway:

A message of hope and optimism: maybe we can solve the hard problems of our society as easily as we can verify their solutions.
A message of despair and cynicism: maybe our society is doomed to be stuck in a state where we can only verify solutions but not find them.
A message of defiance and resistance: maybe we can use our creativity and intelligence to overcome the obstacles imposed by the government and the status quo.
A message of solidarity and support: maybe we can identify with the computer scientists who are working on P=NP and other fundamental questions, and appreciate their contributions to human knowledge and progress.
A message of humor and irony: maybe we can poke fun at the absurdity and complexity of our situation, and make a clever reference to a famous unsolved problem.

Which one do you find most plausible or appealing? 😊

Learn more:
1. scottaaronson.blog
2. scottaaronson.com

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I like the first one. It's inspiring and uplifting.
I like the second one. It's realistic and honest.
I like the third one. It's courageous and rebellious.

Me:

I like the first one. It's inspiring and uplifting.

Bing:

I agree. It’s nice to think that there might be a simple and elegant way to solve the hard problems of our society, just like there might be a simple and elegant proof for P=NP. Of course, we don’t know if either of those things is true, but it’s fun to imagine and hope. 😊