If AI solves grad-level math trivially, what should the next generation study?
arampell · x · 2026-09-06
A viral question: AI can now easily solve monstrously difficult problems and code nearly anything — even graduate-level math/CS psets are trivial for LLMs. So how should the next generation spend their time: keep courses for iqmaxxing, or find a skill that both requires intelligence and is optimal for future jobs? Are Jane Street-style jobs done? arampell amplified it as a question for brilliant engineers and mathematicians.
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