AI Pushes Math to the Frontiers—and Questions the Role of Humans
AI breakthroughs are accelerating math research and reshaping definitions of authorship and expertise. OpenAI’s reported use of thousands of agents on a 90-year-old problem and related credit disputes show machines can push frontiers, but researchers like Steven Strogatz warn humans remain needed for interpretation and proof digestion, even as AI makes discovery faster and more democratized.