Math community pushes back as 1M+ follower academic says 'Let AI wipe out mathematicians'
thegautamkamath · x · 2026-09-22
Georgia Tech professor Gautam Kamath quotes theoretical CS researcher Talia Ringer's guest blog post to call out a wave of hostility toward mathematicians online, including a 1M+ follower academic calling them "retards" and saying "Let AI wipe them out." The exchange has sparked wide debate in the academic community about rising anti-math sentiment in the AI era.
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