Mathematicians' meltdown over AI cracking Navier-Stokes mirrors a real Atlantic piece: 'I'd Rather Risk Cancer Than See AI Move This Fast'
adam_dorr · x · 2026-09-12
Adam Dorr highlights a satirical comparison going around: mathematicians' furious reaction to AI possibly solving Navier-Stokes is likened to biologists opposing AI curing cancer. But reality beat the joke by three months — The Atlantic actually published a piece titled "I'd Rather Risk Cancer Than See AI Move This Fast," showing professional resistance to AI breakthroughs is no longer hypothetical.
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