Mathematicians will probably become obsolete before anyone else

Mathematicians will probably become obsolete before anyone else [pdf]

This essay argues that mathematicians, due to the formal and rule-based nature of their work, are among the first professions to be automated by AI. It contrasts mathematical reasoning with other fields that require more nuanced human judgment, suggesting that the very precision that defines mathematics makes it vulnerable to replacement.

Mathematicians will probably become obsolete before anyone else.
  1. sdevonoes

    So many things he got right (except you know what)

  2. amelius

    Remember, programming is a branch of mathematics.

  3. appplication

    The interesting context: 1) this has nothing to do with LLMs 2) this is a pdf of a handwritten letter and 3) this was written by the unabomber

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