'Maths as we knew it is no longer with us': the AI-era obituary for human math
DavideCrapis · x · 2026-10-09
The author eulogizes math with a tongue-in-cheek obituary — 'Maths, c. 600 BCE – October 6, 2026, RIP' — arguing that AI is now driving mathematical discovery ('machine maths'), and humans will mainly enjoy 'human maths' as a pastime. The post captures a growing sentiment that mathematics as a human-led discipline has fundamentally changed in the AI era.
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