Mathematicians are learning from economists: change comes from long open letters, not hard problems
ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-11
alzzyd quips that mathematicians are adopting economists' playbook: change comes not from solving hard open problems, but from long open letters signed by many important people — a jab at the AI-safety letter culture.
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