Mathematicians getting 'bitter lesson' pilled: Plinz says physicists may be next
MarvinTBaumann · x · 2026-09-21
- Plinz observes that mathematicians getting "bitter lesson pilled" was a fascinating moment — the hit landed on them far more unexpectedly than it did on AI researchers and programmers.
- Borrowing the Kübler-Ross stages, he says they are still stuck between anger and bargaining as AI reshapes their professional identity.
- He asks: are physicists next?
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