"Mathematicians didn't ask for this" remark sparks AI research drama
inductionheads · x · 2026-10-09
A remark that "mathematicians did not ask for this work to be done" (referring to AI contributions to math) sparked backlash: @basedjensen called it more damaging to mathematics than anything OpenAI could do, a "catastrophic own goal." Others argued science never requires permission to contribute — if you have a proof, you write the paper, no advisory group needed. The spat highlights academic resistance to AI involvement in research.
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