"Mathematics is Effectively Dead": essay extends Daniel Litt on AI and the future of math
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-27
A new Substack essay, "Mathematics is Effectively Dead," builds on mathematician Daniel Litt's recent writing about the near future of mathematics. The author praises Litt's essay as a must-read but pushes the argument further, examining how AI proof capabilities are forcing a rethink of mathematical research and the role of mathematicians themselves.
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