'Math is infinite': AI proof drama sparks backlash against whining mathematicians
MoonL88537 · x · 2026-10-19
- Amid mathematicians' pushback against AI-generated proofs, the poster fires back: we're living through possibly the biggest revolution in mathematics (and thought?) ever, and the whining from 'among the most privileged people on earth' is insufferable and telling.
- He adds a provocative claim: 'it was never about proofs, they are just a receipt' — suggesting the real stakes are status, not rigor.
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