'They have annihilated my field': OpenAI's models devastate mathematics research
ThereWas · reddit · 2026-10-13
Le Monde published an in-depth report on how OpenAI's latest models are upending mathematics. One researcher lamented that "they have annihilated my field of research" — as models now produce complete proofs in several frontier branches of math, theorems that once took humans months or years are being solved rapidly, forcing a structural rethink of career paths and problem selection for young mathematicians.
The article captures a divided community: some feel steamrolled, while others are repositioning AI as a collaborator, shifting toward problems AI cannot crack or toward human–machine co-proof paradigms. The debate reflects AI's ripple effects on basic-science research more broadly.
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