Fleuret's metaphor for AI in math: expert mushroom hunters meet eager labradors
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-10-09
Renowned AI researcher François Fleuret offered an analogy for AI's arrival in mathematics: a forest of skilled mushroom hunters who have refined their craft for centuries, suddenly joined by a moulting pack of extremely enthusiastic labradors. His follow-up: the hunters are like "fuck this shit" — a wry take on how AI is swarming into math research.
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