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The Dark Night of Mathematics
In the wake of the recent bloodbath of conjectures by LLMs, this post argues that the math community may still be in denial about the future of humans in math. This is one of the most depressing things I've read in a while, so proceed with caution.
As a card carrying scientician and professional thinking person, I can only say, *I'm sorry, I feel your pain*. Yes, mathematics being pure thought makes the displacement especially acute for mathematicians, but more broadly speaking, our species found a niche on the African savannah by being thinking beasts. Thus, I also feel anger, knowing that there are people out there who think it's somehow a good idea to make something that will outthink us and deprive us of our collective place in the world.
#science
In the wake of the recent bloodbath of conjectures by LLMs, this post argues that the math community may still be in denial about the future of humans in math. This is one of the most depressing things I've read in a while, so proceed with caution.
As a card carrying scientician and professional thinking person, I can only say, *I'm sorry, I feel your pain*. Yes, mathematics being pure thought makes the displacement especially acute for mathematicians, but more broadly speaking, our species found a niche on the African savannah by being thinking beasts. Thus, I also feel anger, knowing that there are people out there who think it's somehow a good idea to make something that will outthink us and deprive us of our collective place in the world.
#science
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