NYT video of math professor breaking down over AI sparks 'what's left for humans' debate
_jaydeepkarale · x · 2026-10-14
The author highlights a NYT video in which a math professor breaks down explaining that AI is taking away the very purpose of life: for many people, meaning came from solving math, physics, and software problems — and AI can now do much of that as well or better, with unlimited compute. He asks what's left for humans to do. The attached photo is unrelated.
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