TCS researcher: AI aids discovering new fields, more joy than angst
Aaroth · x · 2026-09-14
A theoretical computer scientist argues his field was never about a fixed set of open problems but about discovering new fruitful areas with beautiful structure — and since AI helps that exploration, he feels more joy than angst about it.
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