Half the people saying 'it's ok to use AI' were dunking on error-makers two weeks ago
RexDouglass · x · 2026-10-01
Following up on his earlier observation: the author notes that half the people now saying "it's ok for people to use AI" were, two weeks ago, dunking on anyone with an error in a proof for producing "worthless LARPing" — normative zealots right up until it wasn't cool anymore, then they pivoted.
Related event: Math/AI debate: attitudes shift like stages of grief(2 posts)→
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