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Ask HN: Can AI breakthroughs in mathematics help non-mathematicians feel better?

An Ask HN post asks whether AI breakthroughs in mathematics could help non-mathematicians feel better about their math abilities, potentially reducing the stigma associated with struggling with math in school. The post, which has 1 point and no comments, questions if mathematicians will no longer seem like the smartest people and if people who struggled with math will no longer feel shame decades later.

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Maybe mathematicians will no longer seem like the smartest people?

Maybe people who struggled with math in school will no longer feel shame decades later?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134600

Points: 1

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