Mathematicians 'coping hard' over OpenAI's AI research inroads
miniapeur · x · 2026-10-09
Amid controversy over OpenAI using models for mathematical research, the poster dismisses the claim that "mathematicians did not ask for this work" as pure cope, quoting a joke that mathematicians might abolish irrational numbers again and turn the field into a guild. The thread reflects academia's anxiety over disciplinary boundaries and value under AI pressure.
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