Scholar with 1M followers says AI should 'eliminate mathematicians,' sparking outrage

Over the past week, hostile posts targeting mathematicians spread on X, including a scholar with over a million followers calling them slurs and saying AI should "eliminate them." Professor Gautam Kamath condemned the rhetoric as cruel and anti-intellectual, drawing wide support from the math community.

2026-09-22 ~ 2026-09-22 · 4 related posts

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• AI-vs-mathematicians drama erupts: 1M+ follower academic tells AI to 'wipe them out' — burny_tech · 2026-09-22

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