Comment by vouaobrasil
2 months ago
Almost all mathematicians I know admit to feeling spiritual about discovery in the mathematical world. Engineers are taught the rigorous thing but it goes way beyond that. In fact, I bet a lot of people find some satisfaction in their work that goes beyond the practical. Artists, etc. That's what AI threatens because it destroys strong communities of people who value such work.
In what way is it destroying communities? Is AI preventing anyone from doing their own work to discover/rederive whatever it is they're interested in? Or is it just showing them, and eventually everyone else, the truth that nothing humans do is special and many are finding that hard to handle?
Again, people don't just do things in isolation for enjoyment. What humans do is special, and the end result is not the only thing that matters. You don't understand that because you're an aberration.
I do things in isolation for enjoyment, like the various projects I'm working on now (with the help of AI) that I've never shared with anyone and possibly never will. Yeah keep thinking that humans are "special", and love that attempt at a personal attack; at least being an aberration means I'll never have a crisis that may have me contemplating suicide. Y'all have fun jumping off bridges as AI continues to take away all that "special". I'll just have a good laugh.