Theoretical CS hit hardest by AI; econ untouched because it has no open questions
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-13
A viral observation on AI's uneven impact across fields: theoretical computer science has been hit hardest, physics and probability/statistics somewhat, while economics was untouched — "since we have no open questions for the AI to solve." A wry take that doubles as a thesis on which disciplines are structurally most susceptible to AI advances: those with crisp, verifiable open problems.
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