Peter Thiel: AI will hit math people harder than word people, as 722 AI papers rattle math
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-10-11
Peter Thiel says AI displacement is "much worse for the math people than the word people." The post cites NYU math professor Tristan Buckmaster, who claims OpenAI's Tuesday dump of 722 AI-generated math papers "destroyed entire research programs" and wrecked the careers of early-career mathematicians.
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