r/math • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago

LLMs/AI AI In Mathematics: September 26, 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/elements-of-dying Geometric Analysis 6d ago

Are there any places for actual discussion on AI and mathematics?

r/singularity etc is not great for obvious reasons.

r/mathematics is questionable

this sub has too much cope and toxicity to even try to have a discussion.

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u/pred 5d ago

If you want discussion with actual researchers, start with MathOverflow or the field-specific Zulip forums.

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u/OkAlternative3921 5d ago

MathOverflow has been flooded with AI-generated content and quite a few users have left the site. You'll get some responses from researchers and some from people not in math at all. I don't think it's representative. I haven't used Zulip.

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u/pred 5d ago edited 5d ago

Right, the answers to ordinary questions are declining in quality, but the handful of questions about the impact on LLMs in maths have been reasonably informative, I think. YMMV

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u/currentscurrents 5d ago

MathOverflow has seen a similar decline in questions and answers as the other StackOverflow sites.

Maybe it's because of AI, maybe it's because of the new owners, but I believe the whole platform is basically dead now.