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Blog post argues AI should refocus mathematicians on discovery over ego

A guest post by Karthik C. S., Amit Sahai, and Jie Xue examines how the rise of AI should prompt mathematicians to reconsider the purpose and value of their work. The authors contrast two philosophical views of mathematics—invention versus discovery—using an analogy to paleontology to argue that creative effort does not negate the independent existence of mathematical truth.