Newscientist iconNewscientistSep 10, 2026

What’s next for mathematics now that AI is upending the field?

Famous and challenging problems in mathematics are falling to AI at a rapid pace. Where does this leave mathematicians, and what will the field look like in coming years?

What’s next for mathematics now that AI is upending the field?

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

Famous and challenging problems in mathematics are falling to AI at a rapid pace.

Where does this leave mathematicians, and what will the field look like in coming years?

Famous and challenging problems in mathematics are falling to AI at a rapid pace. Where does this leave mathematicians, and what will the field look like in coming years?

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

Famous and challenging problems in mathematics are falling to AI at a rapid pace. Where does this leave mathematicians, and what will the field look like in coming years?

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app