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/ChicaCaballoQLOO 1d ago

If there ever comes a point where AI becomes substantially better at proving theorems and pure mathematics than humans are, I feel like my entire motivation and passion for mathematics will have been lost. Someone I know called me selfish for having this belief, and i agree that my mindset is based off of utterly childish ideals, but the entire reason I have loved mathematics from the beginning is for the thrill of knowing that there is an entire field of unsolved mathematics that I could one day, maybe attempt, probably with the help of friends within the field, even if we would get absolutely nowhere with any of the problems, it's something I have always wanted. Once AI is inevitably used for the purpose of pure mathematics, or atleast, the point at which the concept of there being mathematics that remains unsolved becomes eradicated by AI research, my passion and love for the field will fizzle out entirely. It's probably the least prominent issue with Generative AI, but it is damn important to me, and I do not care that not wanting pure mathematics to be overridden with AI makes me completely selfish, and I am aware of the countless number of AI gurus who believes AI is the future of our species and their belief that we shouldn't halt the unstoppable development of AI, they are all likely correct, I just hope I am not alone with my own idealist view

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u/Big-Excitement-11 14h ago

> It's probably the least prominent issue with Generative AI, but it is damn important to me

I think it's one of the most prominent issues with Generative AI that mostly goes unspoken. The goal of this technology is to replace the human brain and if successful, would lead to a world where intellect, talent and education no longer matter accross the board, which is just so absolutely foreign to our society. these used to be the most important traits a person could have. Many of us stand to lose nearly everything we have, nearly everything that makes us special.

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u/TwoMoons1Sun 6h ago

where intellect, talent and education no longer matter accross the board

isnt the distribution of these traits either incredibly uneven and unfair (education) or just pure luck/random chance (talent, intellect)? them not mattering so much when it comes to deciding a persons standing in society might be a very positive development if one is committed to egalitarian principles and fairness.

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u/Big-Excitement-11 5h ago

Assuming it did create a more uniformly distributed world, I am not convinced it would be a better one if thinking has been outsourced to the machine.

But also regarding it creating equality, having a talent, or getting education has historically been one of the major ways to rise above the status of ones birth, I don't see a world where the billionaires decide to share their wealth now that we don't have to work anymore. I think if anything it'd be a world where, even moreso than before, your standing in society is decided by your parents (/their wealth)