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0 pointsdasht15y ago0 comments

Ah, yes. No, I meant for the outside investor with early news of the purported proof who is willing to bet that it holds up.

For example, if there is some crypto company whose business is premised on hedging that a "P == NP" proof is just around the corner - short them. Alternatively, maybe buy the firm we think of as RSA. That kind of thing.

This paper hasn't yet got a lot of press attention and I'm only about 1/4 joking when I say I'm curious as to what effect it will have on various stocks if it isn't quickly debunked.

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euccastro15y ago

HP will get some prestige out of this, and not much else will happen short term. Almost everyone was already assuming P != NP.

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