Dude, 90% of genius level mathematics from a few decades ago can be replaced with Wolfram Alpha. Does that make the mathematicians from the past “no mathmaticians to begin with”? Nah.
I’m all for technological advancements and the distribution of art creation, but you have to acknowledge the fact that the current AI image and video generation models are built on theft.
You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a mathematician does. A mathematician doesn’t do math, a mathematician makes math, so no, WolframAlpha cannot do what average mathematicians from centuries ago did, let alone “genius level” mathematicians from decades ago.
I like your analogy, though, if all the math you can do can be done with WoflramAlpha, then you’re not a mathematician. Hell, I have a math degree and I wouldn’t even call myself a mathematician even though I can do more than WolframAlpha can. Now, if a mathematician were to use WolframAlpha to develop new math, then I would still call them a mathematician, just like I would still someone who uses AI to make art an artist.
As for your theft angle, all art is derivative. Good artists copy, great artists steal and all that jazz.
MTK@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Dude, 90% of genius level mathematics from a few decades ago can be replaced with Wolfram Alpha. Does that make the mathematicians from the past “no mathmaticians to begin with”? Nah.
I’m all for technological advancements and the distribution of art creation, but you have to acknowledge the fact that the current AI image and video generation models are built on theft.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a mathematician does. A mathematician doesn’t do math, a mathematician makes math, so no, WolframAlpha cannot do what average mathematicians from centuries ago did, let alone “genius level” mathematicians from decades ago.
I like your analogy, though, if all the math you can do can be done with WoflramAlpha, then you’re not a mathematician. Hell, I have a math degree and I wouldn’t even call myself a mathematician even though I can do more than WolframAlpha can. Now, if a mathematician were to use WolframAlpha to develop new math, then I would still call them a mathematician, just like I would still someone who uses AI to make art an artist.
As for your theft angle, all art is derivative. Good artists copy, great artists steal and all that jazz.