NYRB essay: the AI math boom is a 'spectacle of computational power' chasing market control
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-10-01
Mathematician Dan Rockmore's new essay in The New York Review of Books offers a pointed take on math and AI: "What we are witnessing is a spectacle of computational power staged to acquire market share, and with it control of a landscape that extends well beyond mathematics." He draws a fresh connection to Walter Benjamin's writings on art and photography. Mathematician Steven Strogatz recommends it even for readers fatigued by math-and-AI takes.
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