I think that math can still be a creative endeavor, ultimately. In many cases it is not so creative, and really is an exercise in searching the potential solution space (which it is now clear the AI excels at). However, math can also be about the creation (discovery?) of new language itself, which in turn enables us to ask questions that we couldn't previously ask in the first place.

As a mathematician, I don't disagree with you, I do think the recent events have exposed a certain brand of elitism/gatekeeping etc within the mathematical community. While that may be true, it's not always about "finding the solution", oftentimes we first have to learn how to even frame the problem to begin with.