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A survey asks whether mathematicians become priests to oracles

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A survey of AI in mathematics found proof-writing models nudging mathematicians from tool-users toward what Terence Tao calls big mathematics or, less happily, priests to oracles.

Reporting date: 2026-06-27 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to June 27, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Sixteen mathematicians publish a declaration on AI and mathematics

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A survey asks whether mathematicians become priests to oracles
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Reporting date: 2026-06-27
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-06-27-priests-to-oracles
Claim: A survey of AI in mathematics found proof-writing models nudging mathematicians from tool-users toward what Terence Tao calls big mathematics or, less happily, priests to oracles.
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- Welcome to June 27, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-june-27-2026
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