Comment by mosura
9 hours ago
Math people absolutely are important to things like the SpaceX landing control systems, hypersonic gliders, 5G networks and so on.
If you can make breakthroughs on such areas as fluid dynamics, control theory or information theory with AI then that absolutely is a big deal with real technological implications.
A long complex proof to something we have been able to simulate in fidelity forever doesn't do any of that though.