After AI's rise in math, solvers are told 'not the way we approved'
kjgeras · x · 2026-09-20
The author says he always viewed mathematics as one of the most meritocratic sciences, where people arrive from different directions with their ideas. Yet with AI's recent progress in math, he detects a subtle attitude: 'yes, you solved the problems, but not exactly the way we approved of.' The post he replies to sums up two surprises: how defensive some mathematicians have become about traditional problem-solving, and how mean some technical people are toward mathematicians — a snapshot of the cultural tension AI is creating between academia and engineering.
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