Mathematicians getting more attention in two months than since WWII, thanks to AI
haider1 · x · 2026-10-10
Haider jokes that the past two months have brought mathematicians more attention than they've received since WWII — a nod to AI's recent math breakthroughs repeatedly pushing professional mathematicians into the spotlight.
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