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Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by chpatrick on Monday October 19, 2026 @09:48AM (#50152484)
I agree. The part I enjoyed was designing interesting solutions to problems, the coding itself was often tedious. Now I can just focus on the fun and creative part.
Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by lelanthran on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:09AM (#50152732)
> Now I can just focus on the fun and creative part.

Why? The LLM can do that too? If not now, just wait a few months.

Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by chpatrick on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:10AM (#50152742)
It can't really do it yet, but if it will, then it's out of my control and I'll have to find another job.
Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:17AM (#50152821)
Or no job. I feel like so many people are stuck in the current capabilities of the models they use - what happens if AI ends up surpassing humans in all domains? Not saying that's guaranteed but it's certainly possible, and I feel like so many folks telling optimistic stories about how "AI focuses on the tedious stuff" have not really grasped with the implications of much more advanced AI.
Re:There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3bl... by chpatrick on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:37AM (#50153045)
I think I'm pretty aware of the implications. It's just not something I have control over. But right now, I'm enjoying getting stuff done. If they eventually take my job or upend civilization, it's going to happen whether I use them or not.