"Math belongs to taxpayers": AI solving math sparks ownership debate
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-10-10
A discussion thread argues that AI doing math isn't "stealing" work: math belongs to no one — or if to anyone, to the taxpayers who have funded mathematical research for decades, and taxpayers want AI to take over this work. The exchange captures the growing values clash between academia and AI proponents as AI advances in mathematics.
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