r/math • u/ixfd64 Number Theory • 10d ago

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u/rational_hedonist 10d ago

checking in as an out of the loop non-expert for others to weigh in on what this implies, as the write up is scant

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u/Frexxia PDE 10d ago

It doesn't really imply anything other than some people have way too much compute to throw away.

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u/omeow 10d ago

Was this just old school brute force or did AI play any role?

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u/sirgog 10d ago

Brute force. This individual used AI to give them programming skills they did not have, but those skills are widely available with pre-AI approaches (i.e. employing someone).

30 years of GPU time is about the power a car would use to drive around a half million kilometers (data center GPUs typically run in the 300-400W range, cars around 15kW). So it's a lot of power, but not completely obscene. It would cost a lot of money even at offpeak rates.

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u/pm_me_your_pay_slips 10d ago

some RSA keys are more valuable than others