Math community clashes over whether AI is "increasingly essential" to modern math research
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-11
A math community spat: one user dismissed the claim that AI is "increasingly essential to modern math research," demanding a vote at a special ICM. Replies fired back that a tool used on a millennium prize problem and multiple open problems is obviously essential — reflecting how divided the field still is on AI's role.
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