'The math academic community is already collapsing': AI will kill knowledge work
yacineMTB · x · 2026-09-08
In the ongoing AI × mathematics debate, @XMihura offers the sharpest take yet: the math academic community is already collapsing, AI will kill academia — and most knowledge work with it — and some form of revolt is to be expected.
The post has been widely shared as the most provocative summary of the saga.
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