Mathematician littmath: AI transition will be messy, but demand for math talent will soar
littmath · x · 2026-09-18
Responding to fears among young mathematicians, @littmath says the anxiety is justified, that the field will make real mistakes during the transition over the next few years — yet demand for people who deeply understand math will be higher than ever.
The interlocutor @Paleobront is gloomier: it's the worst time to enter the field, "quit and become a quant researcher" won't work as an easy exit much longer, and a postdoc colleague with two kids is panicking.
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