The technical debt of AI-generated mathematics

[This is a guest post by Henry Cohn. This blog post was initially written in a different file format and converted using AI. — T.] In this essay I’d like to discuss the role of AI-generated solutions in mathematics and why many mathematicians are justifiably concerned about a mismatch of values. Let’s start with the groundwork, so we’re all on the same page regarding what mathematics is and what is needed for progress. The role of understanding Academic mathematics is about understanding, not ju...