AI solved 700 math problems, so why aren't humanities academics panicking too?
Alternative-Show3434 · reddit · 2026-10-14
The poster observes an asymmetry: OpenAI's claim of solving 700 math problems this month has visibly rattled mathematicians, yet AI can arguably write better-informed essays in the humanities too — and humanities academics show no comparable panic. Possible reasons floated: math carries more prestige, and mathematical discoveries are seen as more useful. The thread also asks whether humanists already went through a programmer-style anxiety wave years ago.
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