Researchers clash over whether AI will 'destroy research mathematics' — skeptic says funding, not AI, is the real issue
arjunrajlab · x · 2026-09-12
In an ongoing debate over AI's impact on research mathematics, arjunrajlab pushes back on the claim that AI capabilities will collapse the field: math is a beautiful edifice that attracts people with that beauty, and that won't change. Even if AI solves major problems with proofs humans can't follow, humans will face new beautiful challenges.
He agrees AI companies just want a blog post and the misaligned incentives sting, but argues misalignment isn't inherently bad long-term — and that funding, not AI, is where the energy should be focused.
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