> At one end of the spectrum you have mathematicians who are primarily motivated by the wish to solve problems, who see conceptual understanding as a very important means to that end. At the other you have mathematicians who are primarily motivated by the wish to attain conceptual understanding, who see problem-solving as a very important means to that end.

Funny. Reminds me of programmers who like to program, and programmers who like programming because it lets them build things. The first group hates AI, the second loves it.

Yes there are really only these two strictly separated groups in the AI talking point.

Or perhaps the second group has always exploited and stolen from real open source developers? Maybe the second group is a bit dumb, just like the AI addicts? But the second group is always ready for ideological justifications for their theft.