2026-08-06 08:52 UTC
@tao@mathstodon.xyz This is in line with a view of the future of mathematics where the job of mathematicians is much more about explaining results than finding them. The machines can find the results, but people may still be needed to reach the point where a human brain can comprehend them.
In that case prestige and recognition will shift from the discoverers to the explainers.
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@janbogar@mastodonczech.cz 2026-08-06 09:47
@pbloem@mathstodon.xyz @tao@mathstodon.xyz Short term, maybe. But why would you need a human brain to understand it, if for a few bucks you get access to AI that already does (in a sense that it has a track record of applying it correctly)?