What Is Science For? When AI Answers Math Problems, Minds Stop Changing
EdwardSun0909 · x · 2026-09-14
A shared essay, "What Is Science For?", argues a research problem produces two outputs: an answer, and a mind changed by searching for it. Prompted by Terence Tao-adjacent piece "A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics," it asks what is lost when AI delivers mathematical answers directly — the human transformation that comes from the search itself.
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