> Why aren't mathematicians excited about the frontiers being unlocked by AI?

Well, I wouldn't generalize based off of the thread OP (and people on social media, including me). I think a lot of us are very excited! Most of my collaborators are, including myself.

There's a lot of simultaneous social change that's accompanying these tools, not all of which is positive. Agonized screaming is pretty loud, relatively speaking to the rest of the conversation.

> Why aren't mathematicians excited about the frontiers being unlocked by AI?

For the mathematicians who still are in academia: I guess because the competition for research positions (in particular permanent ones) is already insane; they probably feel that AI makes this kind of competition even worse.

I am not representative of all mathematicians and I definitely use LLMs to snag problems I couldn't in my previous life. But we now know that they are good at math.

I want lower energy bills, lower rent, better understanding of health etc. more than I want theorems.

Because the whole field relies on reputation, and there is a view that using AI to help your research is not good for your reputation.