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Ask HN: Do you think AI has now disrupted math more than it did programming?

Posted by theanonymousone on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:33AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi,In this spring and early/mid summer, we saw tons of headlines about how "programming/coding/software has changed forever", and now, suddenly, we see very similar headlines about math, some from very prominent mathematicians.To those of HNers well versed in both, which disruption do you think has been bigger `so far`, if any at all?Thanks

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Re:Running a bootstrapped SaaS for 20 years with my brother on Sunday November 01, 2026 @04:27AM (#50323913)
Let's say money as a proxy for "being non-trivial" or worth enough for someone to pay for. I don't know how else this can be signalled.

"Side" in the sense that my main income coming from somewhere else, aka my "normal" job

Re:Running a bootstrapped SaaS for 20 years with my brother on Sunday November 01, 2026 @02:12AM (#50323351)
Really happy for you. It's my dream to run such a business for so long, as a side, with a real user base, and not for money.
Re:The 'else' keyword is probably a literal translation from German (2... on Thursday October 29, 2026 @01:32PM (#50292845)
It was me. I'm sorry for the confusion caused by this.

My interest in the article was in the German link of the word, so wanted to really emphasize that. I made a mistake it seems, if only by not simply saying ".. was probably a german translation"

Re:MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @02:30PM (#50278660)
From the top of my head, things Apple said they wouldn't do, but later did:

- Native mobile apps

- Bigger iPhone

- Pen, as you mentioned

- Foldable iPhone

- Now touchscreen laptop

Anything else?

Re:MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @02:28PM (#50278629)
Could be cool to collect a full list. From the top of my head:

- Native mobile apps

- Bigger iPhone

- Pen, as you mentioned

- Foldable iPhone

- Now touchscreen laptop

Re:Gemini 4 Carbon (High) Scores 59 on Artificial Analysis v5 on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @02:25PM (#50278575)
I'm poor. I want the next Luna.

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