Why math is infinite but art may be scarce in the AI era
wordgrammer · x · 2026-09-24
Sharing a podcast take from Theo: math is a sacred cultural institution valued for its beauty, with an infinite supply of true statements — an inexhaustible resource humans and AI can explore together forever. Competing over math as if it were scarce is silly. Art, however, may not be infinite, because human attention is finite.
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