Mathematician refutes "AI understanding math alone": no value, no existence
AlexKontorovich · x · 2026-08-26
Responding to the idea that humans don't need to understand math because AI will, Alex Kontorovich argued that things providing no value to others tend to disappear. He questioned who would pay for systems used only by AI.
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