Podcast: mathematician Steven Strogatz on how AI is upending math — and if human insight is obsolete
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-11-10
Cornell mathematician Steven Strogatz, co-author of the new book Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World, joins Robert Wright's podcast to discuss how AI is upending mathematics, whether human insight is becoming obsolete, and how the roots of "big math" go back much further than the advent of LLMs.
Worth a listen for anyone tracking AI's impact on research and intellectual labor.
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