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Author questions "end of math" hysteria, reviews AI papers

The author questions the widespread panic about the "end of math and mathematicians," suggesting that many sources of this hysteria have not actually read the papers they cite. They specifically mention reviewing two AI-driven papers on Riemann and Navier-Stokes equations, finding neither to be world-ending in their applications. This leads to a reflection on whether the current approach is driven by hubris. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the actual impact of AI on mathematical research and its applications.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece questioning a narrative about AI's impact on mathematics.

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Author questions "end of math" hysteria, reviews AI papers

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    1/2 Notes on the BMD (Big Mathematics Dump): You do have to wonder how many sources of the "end of math and mathematicians" hysteria have actually read any of t

    1/2 Notes on the BMD (Big Mathematics Dump): You do have to wonder how many sources of the "end of math and mathematicians" hysteria have actually read any of these papers. On priors half of them are probably crap. I've had time to read exactly two # AI driven papers the last few…