What Good Is an AI Math Proof Nobody Understands? The Understanding-Lag Debate
ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-12
A debate on the value of AI-produced math proofs: if AI solves Riemann or Navier-Stokes, what's the point of a proof no human understands? The author argues understanding follows with a lag — mathematicians will need time to digest AI proofs, which is weird but not fatal; the difference is nobody can make a Numberphile-style explainer until they do.
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