AI Is Forcing Mathematicians to Ask What They Really Value About Math
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-09-03
Quanta Magazine recorded a special live episode of The Joy of Why at #ICM2026, where hosts Janna Levin and Steven Strogatz sat down with three mathematicians to discuss how AI is forcing them to ask what they really value about doing mathematics — the results or the process of thought itself.
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