Mathematician on why learning math still matters in the AI era
littmath · x · 2026-10-01
Responding to the question of why humans still need math when AI can solve problems, mathematician littmath offers two reasons: (1) understanding basic questions about shapes and numbers matters in itself, and (2) closely related, the value of human capital development — the thinking skills math builds don't lose value as tools improve.
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