François Fleuret: pure math vs applied math, and why AI will go far in useful math
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-11-13
Former Meta AI researcher François Fleuret offers an observation on math and AI: applied math tells you where to go, but applied mathematicians don't go far because it's hard; pure mathematicians go far because they go where they can go, not where the universe tells them. His conclusion: AI will go far in useful math.
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