Comment by im3w1l

I disagree. Firstly, people in AI likely care about math on a personal level. Secondly math is useful. Playing go or chess is basically a party trick. Being useful gives it staying power.

But, I do think you are right that there will be some level of moving on. The spotlight is currently on maths and that won't last. It will move to some other area where there is more impact to be had. So while they might shift gears and put less focus on math, it will always be there as part of the portfolio.