> As a former mathematician, I'm kind of over them using the LLM for math.

As a non-mathematician who sometimes works on mathematical problems, I find this really puzzling. Why aren't mathematicians excited about the frontiers being unlocked by AI? The ability to discover more of the mathematical universe more readily?

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aleph_minus_one 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Why aren't mathematicians excited about the frontiers being unlocked by AI?

For the mathematicians who still are in academia: I guess because the competition for research positions (in particular permanent ones) is already insane; they probably feel that AI makes this kind of competition even worse.

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vatsachak 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I am not representative of all mathematicians and I definitely use LLMs to snag problems I couldn't in my previous life. But we now know that they are good at math.

I want lower energy bills, lower rent, better understanding of health etc. more than I want theorems.

	▲	PhunkyPhil 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> I want lower energy bills, lower rent, better understanding of health etc. more than I want theorems. These efforts aren't mutually exclusive. I hate to be snide, but a lot of people would criticize you for being a mathematician because they want lower energy bills, lower rent, better understanding of health etc
	▲	rowanG077 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The interesting thing isn't that we now know they can do math. The interesting is that these problems now can be trivially solved. The value of LLM is not "Ha curious look what it can do". It's not entertainment.

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warkdarrior 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because the whole field relies on reputation, and there is a view that using AI to help your research is not good for your reputation.