Many mathematicians value prestige over truth, discussion on AI proofs notes
avt_im · x · 2026-09-05
In the context of the AI-proofs debate, the author claims that beyond Levent Alpöge's counterexamples, there is a critical mass of mathematicians who don't prioritize knowing what is true, valuing the trappings of mathematics—prestigious journals, universities, and visible rare skill—instead.
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