"for a year or two, people delude themselves that AI might replace software engineers, but math is the pinnacle of human intellect. that's now completely untenable" - Scott Aaronson
Summary
Scott Aaronson reflects on how AI's rapid advances in mathematics make earlier skepticism about AI replacing software engineers seem untenable, arguing math represents the pinnacle of human intellect and is now being challenged by AI.
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