Daniel Litt: I'll use AI as a tool or collaborator in math, never a replacement
littmath · x · 2026-10-07
Fields Medalist Daniel Litt adds his personal stance to the debate on LLMs and mathematics: he doesn't find the AI "digestion" frame exciting, and plans to keep asking interesting questions and thinking about math on his own — using AI as a tool or collaborator, not a replacement.
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