AI's impact on mathematics isn't adding up

PRODUCTION - 16 October 2026, Berlin: A student looks at a blackboard in the mathematics building at the Technical University of Berlin. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa (Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images) Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. The problem of AI's impact on mathematicians is proving difficult to solve. OpenAI solving a historically difficult math problem last month kicked off a wider debate about the role AI s