What will discourage students from pursuing maths is not OpenAI (or AI-powered amateurs proving results), but reactions like this, revealing that for many in the field, careerism has taken precedence over mathematical curiosity.
NYU math professor Tristan Buckmaster says OpenAI’s Tuesday drop of 722 AI-generated math papers wiped out entire research programs:
“This recent dump of papers on Tuesday destroyed the careers of early career mathematicians.”
