Re:Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era
by stephc_int13 on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:30PM
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Mathematicians are approaching the recent developments either from some kind of corporatism or selfishness. I think they should take a step back and consider the societal value of their work, ultimately this is the deciding factor.
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I agree, what they call "egoless" hides a dangerous philosophy of letting the corporations and the "free" market decide the direction of the field of intellectual pursuit.
We need other voices from the mathematical community, dissenting opinions, so-called Luddites and supremacist humanists.
Framing it as the "AI Era" is so 2020's. The term is already obsolete before it even began. We need to look a step or two ahead, and plan for how to prevent the downfall of society and collective cognitive competence.