Could AI turn mathematics into a sophisticated humanities field?
eigenrobot · x · 2026-09-12
eigenrobot quotes prerat's take, calling it "annals of careerism": as AI takes over correctness checking, mathematics may become a (sophisticated) humanities field — correctness was always just a proxy for comprehension and explanation, so focus shifts to those directly. Unless AI automates the humanities too by 2027.
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