Scott Aaronson on whether math still matters in the age of AI
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In an interview, the UT Austin computer science professor describes the moment AI changed his expectations for mathematics and what he tells students wondering whether to keep studying math. Aaronson worked with OpenAI from 2022 to 2024.
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