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AI is shaking up the field of mathematics. But what comes next?

NPR | By Geoff Brumfiel
Published October 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM EDT

AI-written mathematical proofs have saddled the community with a lot of extra homework.

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Geoff Brumfiel
Geoff Brumfiel works as a senior editor and correspondent on NPR's science desk.
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