François Fleuret: math also improves the 'human software' — think in memetic equilibria
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-10-26
Responding to a debate on whether AI-free spaces in science are legitimate, François Fleuret argues that mathematics partly serves to improve the "human software" — so beyond short-term technical efficiency, we should also reason about long-term "memetic equilibrium." A thoughtful take on how much of intellectual culture AI should displace.
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