Hot take: mathematicians oppose AI and the masses embrace it — both to protect their egos
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-12
zetalyrae posts a provocative one-liner: mathematicians are against AI to protect their ego, while the masses are for AI to protect theirs — framing the AI disruption of mathematics as a psychological defense contest on both sides. The jab captures the collective anxiety in elite intellectual fields as model capabilities close in.
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