Math publishing may shift to humanities model where the definitive book is the unit of progress
prof_g · x · 2026-11-05
A provocative take from mathematician profg: mathematics publication may soon align with the humanities, where the unit of progress is the definitive book — not articles or proofs, but a comprehensive framing of and advance in a specific area, whose reading would be a slow educational journey. The implication is that as AI accelerates proof production, value shifts toward synthesis and narrative.
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