Zero-sum game? Much of what made mathematics meaningful to those who study it is now being done by AI
· livemint.com
Mathematicians may be in the throes of a 'spiritual crisis,’ like their peers in the fields of writing, creating art and analysing data. But whether AI aids or ruins the pursuit of mathematical truth depends on whether what we value undergoes a shift.
This dilemma hangs over fields like writing, where AI generates endless prose while the skill of deciding what is worth saying becomes scarcer. A law firm can c...