Do you seriously not see the difference, or are you being intentionally obtuse?

Plus, no, multiple of the problems Astra solved do have real-world applications in computer science, and perhaps even chip design.

Being obtuse comes effortlessly to me, I'm afraid. My comment pertains specifically to the kind mathematics that has no applications as a rebuttal to what I read as the author's main claim it will inevitably decline as a human endeavor. Saying that, I believe that AI has great potential to advance engineering.