Mathematicians mostly excited about AI, grad students and postdocs hit hardest
_onionesque · x · 2026-10-12
onionesque argues in a thread on AI's impact on mathematics that most of the dozens of mathematicians he knows are excited about AI, and the quoted resistance is the exception. Those most affected are grad students and postdocs, who can hardly be blamed for being frustrated when scooped by a proof they can't parse. The thread's broader point is that grant and incentive structures will need to adapt.
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