'Big Math' book examines where mathematics goes in the AI era
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Ars Technica reported on November 11, 2026, on a new book by applied mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Alex Townsend, "Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World." It looks at how mathematics is changing as large language models, AI chatbots and quantum computing push what the authors call "big math," and at the field starting to slip beyond the control of its human creators.
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- Ars Technica · AIWhat happens to mathematics when AI becomes an oracle?
应用数学家 Steven Strogatz 与 Alex Townsend 合著新书《Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World》，聚焦大语言模型、AI 聊天机器人与量子计算推动的“大数学”正开始超出人类创造者的掌控。
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