Ben Todd clarifies: AI has 'fallen' math means frontier-level intellectual contributions, not that human mathematicians are done
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-09-11
Ben Todd clarifies what he meant by math having "fallen" to AI: it refers to AI reaching the point where it can make cutting-edge intellectual contributions, not that there is nothing left for human mathematicians to do. The clarification frames the milestone as a verifiable capability bar — producing frontier-level research — rather than a claim of total replacement.
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