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Summarizing the Hacker News discussion, the consensus is that AI will profoundly change how mathematics and science are researched, while the disagreement is over whether this change is liberation or alienation, with most participants inclined to believe the outcome depends on how AI tools are designed and used and how academia adjusts its evaluation systems.
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10/18/2026
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