Mathematician Strogatz on AI Solving Major Problems: Even Mathematicians' Sense of Purpose Is Shaken

Cornell mathematician Steven Strogatz told the NYT's The Daily podcast that within months AI has solved several major open math problems, raising the question of what professional meaning remains for mathematicians when AI takes over the discipline's core challenges.

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