> Mathematics has become a field where results themselves matter less

Results are the only things that truly matter. Everything else is a position advocating for someone’s quality of life.

> writing code can sometimes be delegated to AI, and is arguably less important than understanding what the customer really wants from this software.

It’s still early days and the LLM can already ask the customer what they want directly.

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lanstin 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Results are not that important. Learning tools and techniques to solve other problems is also fantastically important. Understanding deep essences so you can eliminate great swathes of possible areas to worry about for a solution is also fantastically important. Over time, being able to share these tools and understanding to other people is fantastically important.

	▲	dyauspitr an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You’re not getting it. There might be a chance humans never have to be in this field again so why bother understanding it unless you need it for another unsolved field and at that point you just ask the LLM to explain what you need. We’re obviously not there yet but that is the logical conclusion to this process.