Mathematician littmath: my work is understanding phenomena, no famous conjecture could obviate it
littmath · x · 2026-09-23
Mathematical researcher littmath describes his day-to-day work as "trying to understand a phenomenon," often operationalized via conjectures and proofs—work that is hard to scoop. He keeps well-known conjectures in mind but notes none would obviate his work if solved, pushing back on fears that AI could race ahead and render mathematicians' efforts moot.
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