Math journal editor: AI isn't damaging mathematics—mathematicians' reactions are
RexDouglass · x · 2026-10-01
A math professor who edits two prominent mathematics journals argues that the damage being done to mathematics stems not from AI itself but from mathematicians' reactions to it—many of which he calls self-serving and collectivist.
Key points:
- Claims from AI skeptics, accelerationists, and doomers alike are poorly evidenced, ignoring liberal epistemology and the relationship between intelligence and power
- AI is a revolutionary technology that could enormously expand what humans can know and do
- Realizing this promise requires openness to empirical evidence and willingness to solve hard problems
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