After the AI math controversy, a case for guilds to defend human craft
pixlpa · x · 2026-10-12
Reacting to recent AI math developments, the author argues the answer to our present situation may be a return to a guild model, where human disciplines and crafts are defended and perpetuated through collective power — a take on AI's disruption of professional identity.
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