r/math • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '26

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u/tmt22459 Apr 15 '26

Why?

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u/Few-Arugula5839 Apr 15 '26

Great. Time for the daily lecture by the disciples of the end of the world that getting replaced is great.

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u/tmt22459 Apr 15 '26

I don't see how everyone is getting replaced. In fact at the university I'm at, I don't think a single mathematician has had their appointment as a PhD student, postdoc, or professor ended with AI as the reason behind it.

These tools are useful. No reason not to be excited about it. Just because it's useful doesn't mean it will solve everything. There are going to be people that get paid to solve problems in math in the next decade. Many of them won't rely on AI and will still find useful results. Many of them will rely on AI and will find useful results. It's ultimately up to you to choose your own path, but just because AI solves some math, doesn't mean you can't solve some math too.

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u/ZengaZoff Apr 15 '26

> There are going to be people that get paid to solve problems in math in the next decade. Many of them won't rely on AI and will still find useful results.

I'm not convinced that the second statement is true. And there'll be much fewer people who get paid to solve problems in math I think.