On the heels of a “Back to Basics” reading effort, New York is launching a similar initiative for math.

Math 2.0 Day celebrates the joy of numbers and problem-solving. Learn fun maths tricks, quick calculation hacks and mind games that will impress your friends.

Large language models can write essays, summarize legal clauses, explain ancient history, draft emails, and produce code that looks impressively official. Then you ask one to multiply two awkward ...