Sabine Hossenfelder: AI will hit coding and math first, then mine science for hidden discoveries
skdh · x · 2026-10-27
Physicist and science communicator Sabine Hossenfelder argues that pure-intelligence jobs are the easiest for software to replace, which is why coding and math face serious AI competition first — with many academic disciplines, from theoretical physics to economics, next in line. She predicts AI will soon harvest scientific discoveries hidden in the literature — conclusions never drawn because no human could read everything published — kicking off what may amount to a second scientific revolution.
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