Is it just me or is odd that Eliezer calls himself a math prodigy?

EY has been in the AI world claiming to be an AI research for more then 10 years. He also claims that he needs to spend a year studying math. Now most people even non math prodigies can get a B.S., M.S., and most of a PhD in the same amount of time.

EY also states his knowledge of math is tiny compared to a mathematician. How can this be 10 years studying math and a "prodigy" so math should be easy since he is as he claims so good at explaining it and he has a good sense for right answers half the time.

Now let me get this straight very little math knowledge compared to a mathematician. A math prodigy so its easy. Great taste in right answers. Yet after 10 years in a math field (AI) he doesn't know that much math.

Most math people I know right math papers especially when they are good at it. Not EY in fact he doesn't nor has he ever published a high level math paper. Anyone else confused?

EY please explain this puzzling issue to me.

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