Taleb: AI May End Mathematicians' Privilege, But Not Bad for Mathematics Itself
unironictechbro · x · 2026-09-12
The poster builds on Nassim Taleb's take: AI progress is bad for the existing class of mathematicians as they lose their privilege, but not necessarily bad for mathematics and our body of knowledge. The author goes further, predicting we'll soon carry an "infinite Ramanujan's notebook" in our pockets — an endless source of Ramanujan-like mathematical intuition — and pushes back against AI doomerism.
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