AI Era Disincentivizes Long-Term Math Research, Scholars Warn
alexbilz · x · 2026-08-06
A computer science researcher highlighted on X how the current AI era is dangerously disincentivizing long-term work in fields like mathematics. The core concern is that researchers are now constantly worried that a problem they dedicate a year or more to could be obliterated overnight by an internal AI model or a swarm of agents.
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