> we have entered the brief but enjoyable era where our research is greatly sped up by AI but AI still needs us
Well that's comforting.
For some reason this sort of thing bothers a lot of people. I think it’s great that we have a new tool in the toolbelt.
Gowers wrote about AI in the late 90's. He predicted a short golden age where mathematicians would still be useful to the AI. We are in that golden age now, apparently. The AI will soon eclipse all humans in mathematics and the art form of mathematics will cease in its present form.
Could you elaborate on your last sentence please?
Go read Gowers' essay.
Form your own independent thoughts