Quasi-RH grants drying up: how AI is forcing math academia to rethink incentives
_onionesque · x · 2026-10-12
In an ongoing thread, TheWhiteTower16 argues academia can't ignore AI—you won't get a grant for quasi-RH anymore. onionesque responds that he's not telling anyone to bury their head in the sand; most people simply lack the resources to engage, draws an analogy to Schmitt's state of exception, and suggests grant and incentive structures can be reworked to cope.
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