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1. youoy · 1789812208 · focus · HN ↗

   Part of the controversy here is that now the skill advantage that some Field Medalist had is much narrower. The fact that fields medals have an age limit implies that it favors brain power over understanding. And that was the guiding light award of the community. So i find it "funny" (and natural) when they are offended by AI. That is the main "crisis" of mathematics.

   In my opinion there has never been a better time to be a mathematitian, and there has never been a better time to be a software builder.

   But there has never been a worst time to have the need to prove your economic value as a mathematitian or software developer alone. Because "understanding" is not something you can prove in one afternoon, its something that you prove with a life.

   1. ceh123 · 1789819686 · focus · HN ↗

      > In my opinion there has never been a better time to be a mathematitian

      I think it’s a great time to be a curious mathematician, especially in a niche field where you’re not competing with hundreds of agents of the best unreleased frontier models.

      However it’s a very scary time to be a professional mathematician because publish or perish is going to cause a race to the bottom for cranking out results as fast as AI can let you. [0]

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