500 Mathematicians Sign Open Letter Against Caltech Mathathon, Sparking Debate
Rabadash2 · x · 2026-09-11
Around 500 mathematicians signed an open letter opposing Caltech's Mathathon, a mass collaborative math-solving event, claiming it would harm mathematics. Commenter Rabadash2 pushed back, arguing that "research math has zero value when nobody understands it" taken to its conclusion is absurd — a debate reflecting tension over human vs. AI-assisted mathematics.
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