AI is just a faster route to art and math's true ends, argues poster
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-10-08
Responding to Grummz's claim that mathematicians now sound like artists as AI marches over them, the author argues the purpose of art, mathematics or medicine lies in the end result—the beauty, advancement, health—and AI simply lets us reach those desired ends faster. A common 'instrumentalist' take in debates over AI's impact on professions.
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