Gowers says future theorems may not be tied to mathematicians
thisdudelikesAI · x · 2026-07-27
A quote from @wtgowers compares a possible future where mathematical theorems are no longer associated with individual mathematicians to the fact that stars are not named after astronomers.
The point is not that such a world is desirable today, but that once the transition happened, people might eventually accept it as normal. The post frames AI’s impact on mathematics as a shift in how credit and authorship are understood, rather than just a tooling improvement.
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