Hannah Fry: How OpenAI has triggered an existential crisis in mathematics
AnnaCiaunica · x · 2026-10-15
In her debut New Scientist column, mathematician Hannah Fry argues OpenAI's army of AI agents solving long-standing famous maths problems should be a glorious moment for mathematicians — instead it has triggered a massive collective wobble about the field's identity and mystique.
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