2026-10-08 00:16 UTC
this from Quanta on the topic is a good read: https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-ai-the-end-of-math-as-we-know-it-20261005/ #maths #mathematics
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@darkuncle@infosec.exchange 2026-10-08 00:28
this whole piece is just heartbreaking :( I really feel for the next generation of young students who have a fascination, but are entering a field that is going to bear little resemblance to what it has been for all of human history.
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@darkuncle@infosec.exchange 2026-10-08 00:26
“The incentive structures that power the mathematical community are not set up for a world where solving problems is easy and understanding their answers remains hard.” This reminded me of an inverse NP-complete, ironically.