AI-proofed math can make non-mathematicians want to understand the result
yoavgo · x · 2026-07-23
The reply says the striking part is not the theorem itself, but that people who do not normally do math suddenly want to understand a specific result once an AI has proved it.
The author agrees that watching a good person learn a new trick in real time is clarifying: it changes what feels possible for people in general, not just for specialists.
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