1M-follower academic says 'let AI wipe out mathematicians', sparking backlash
anpaure · x · 2026-09-22
Mathematician Gautam Kamath calls out a wave of hostility toward mathematicians on the timeline this past week — including a 1M+ follower academic calling them slurs and saying 'Let AI wipe them out.' anpaure replies that people somehow don't realize the same displacement is coming for everyone.
A snapshot of AI-circle anti-intellectualism and the absurdity of those at displacement risk rooting against each other.
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