Comment by mangodrunk

Well said! Unfortunately this sentiment seems to be in the minority.

Many of these reactions are much too hasty, making long term claims for something that has only recently happened and is fast evolving.

On top of that, assuming that there are 350,000 math PhDs, that’s 0.0036% of the current population (1 out of 28,000). There have only been 68 Fields Medalists which is 1 out of 122 million people. So, most of us wouldn’t be solving these problems, but now we all can benefit from them.

The study of mathematics is certainly to change, just like it did with previous advancements in mathematics itself and technology.