@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz
Post #4327977
2026-07-27 15:05 UTC
@highergeometer@mathstodon.xyz @peterwoit@mathstodon.xyz @mc@mathstodon.xyz - I don't think using AI in math is like using chess programs in a chess competition or steroids in sport, because math IS FUNDAMENTALLY NOT A COMPETITION, it's a quest for understanding. You can try to "win" in math, and you can even find people who will humor you with competitions and prizes, but that's fundamentally nonsense and a perversion of the subject.
AI can be used to deepen understanding or it can be used to avoid understanding.
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@zanzi@mathstodon.xyz 2026-07-27 16:46
@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz @highergeometer@mathstodon.xyz @peterwoit@mathstodon.xyz @mc@mathstodon.xyz And even if there *was* such a thing as literal brain-enhancing steroids, using them to do math *still* wouldn't be the same as using steroids in sports, for the same reason that you mentioned.