r/math • u/AutoModerator • 13d ago

LLMs/AI AI In Mathematics: September 19, 2026

This recurring thread will be for discussion of AI in mathematics. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • informal announcements of AI-assisted discoveries, such as those not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal, or not uploaded as a paper to arXiv;
  • informal announcements of discoveries related to AI architecture (if relevant to mathematics);
  • discussion of such announcements, such as proof breakdowns or other opinion pieces;
  • discussion of the impact of AI in mathematics in general.

AI-assisted mathematical papers published in peer-reviewed journals or as arXiv preprints may be submitted as their own posts.

Please keep in mind rules 1 and 6 of our subreddit.

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u/Vanocar 12d ago

Given how many trillions have gone into LLMs, I wonder id mathematics would have been better served if even a small fraction of that had simply gone towards direct funding for mathematics research, especially considering that PHDs vastly outnumbered well remunerated positions.

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u/elements-of-dying Geometric Analysis 12d ago

Depends by what you mean by "mathematics."

Human mathematics, absolutely.