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Why do we need human mathematicians anymore?

293 points · 384 comments · auggierose

  1. WhatsTheBigIdea · · focus · HN ↗
    Yet another extremely long and winding "defense" of the mathematics status quo.

    What's the tldr;?

    What are the mathematicians arguing for exactly? And against? Totally unclear to me even after chomping through that massive word salad.

    This all feels very John Henry to me. Why is it not a good thing that we have new tools that can accelerate discovery? Because it disrupts the current order?

    If you can't make the argument in 100 words, you probably don't have one.

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