Comment by 5555watch

A silver lining to think about.. Currently there's a big issue (at least in some countries) that mathematicians must publish from 5 to 7-8 papers within a 5-year window to keep the tenure. So it's a minimum, much more is expected for grants. Yet high quality mathematical papers do take longer to finish (or sometimes to even start), especially if the researcher is working solo, not within a lab. Until today, the answer is to go for applications or for low-hanging fruit. Tomorrow, with the boost of AI help, the researchers may be able to spend more time on their "real problems"