Why AI hits high-prestige, low-income professions like math hardest
menhguin · x · 2026-10-09
Reacting to the puzzle of why mathematicians seem uneasy about AI research assistants, menhguin argues AI hurts 'high prestige, low income' professions most: the hit to prestige stings far more than the marginal income boost, while low-prestige, high-income professions worry less. 'Low income' here is relative to how competitive the field is—academics could often earn more in industry.
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