Young mathematicians are reconsidering their careers: 'None of the individual work will matter'

Those students, it turns out, aren't taking the news well.

In a paper published this week, researchers at MIT found that a vast majority of grad students and postdoctoral scholars they polled see their career prospects rapidly dimming as AI remakes the field.

Nearly 76% said they are increasingly unlikely to stay in academic math after earning their degrees. 76% said they feel less motivated to do research "as a result of AI developments."

And in a free-response portion of the survey, grad students laid bare their raw, pent-up feelings about the subject.

Perhaps most striking is a red-hot…