Mathematician Says Most Colleagues Are Excited About AI, Not Resistant
A mathematician says most of the dozens of colleagues he knows are excited about AI, with resistance being the exception. He notes the real impact falls on grad students and postdocs, whose results may be scooped by AI-generated proofs they cannot understand.
2026-10-12 ~ 2026-10-12 · 2 related posts
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- Mathematicians mostly excited about AI, grad students and postdocs hit hardest — _onionesque · 2026-10-12
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