"Mathematicians should take a holiday": gallows humor as AI closes open problems
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-07
Mathematician Thomas Bloom posted that all mathematicians should take a brief holiday to recover — go outside, bake something, do a crossword, watch the sunrise — "then we'll get back to work; lots to do." The post circulated as gallows humor in the context of AI rapidly closing long-open math problems.
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