Mathematicians' 'gatekeeper panic': rebuttal to 25 Fields Medalists' AI warning
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-12
DeryaTR rebuts the joint declaration by 25 Fields Medalists, arguing the real motive is 'gatekeeper panic' — mathematicians fear AI solving problems that took decades or were humanly unsolvable will render their prestige obsolete. The author counters that mathematics' goal should be solving problems and expanding knowledge, not protecting hierarchy; AI cracking humanly impossible math would be one of history's greatest scientific achievements.
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