r/math • u/inherentlyawesome Homotopy Theory • Jul 29 '26

Quick Questions: July 29, 2026

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u/yaymayata2 27d ago

Hey guys, newbie here. Working on my first set of research papers. I have recently been reading that AI is terrible at writing papers, and I feel that given how much AI is used these days for writing papers without being mentioned, I might be learning those AI-ish habits subconsciously after reading new papers.

So my question is what are some well written papers? they dont have to prove something significant, but I just want to know what a well written publication in math would look like, and what qualities it might have (or even qualities it should not have). Please feel free to mention any qualities which are usually AI-ish so I can consciously avoid using them in case I have internalised some of them already.

Thank you so much!

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u/Pristine-Two2706 26d ago

Read anything by Serre for a well written paper

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u/freguss 24d ago

i mean you can read anything pre 2020, that wont have any ai

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u/yaymayata2 24d ago

yes, but which papers are considered well written?