Daniel Litt(@littmath):I'm currently returning to Toronto from a summit on the future of mathematics, at OpenAI. @SebastienBubeck asked me to talk a bit about the future we'd all like to avoid, where humans are mathematically disempowered. @Jacob_Tsimerman advised us to try to prioritize detail over correctness, and I have no doubt that I succeeded in deprioritizing correctness. I tried to find a title that wasn't too bombastic:

Daniel Litt

@littmath

Assistant professor (of mathematics) at the University of Toronto, visiting Harvard Fall 2026. Forever confused. Algebraic geometry, number theory, etc. He/him.

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Daniel Litt@littmath

2026.08.11 22:18

I'm currently returning to Toronto from a summit on the future of mathematics, at OpenAI. @SebastienBubeck asked me to talk a bit about the future we'd all like to avoid, where humans are mathematically disempowered. @Jacob_Tsimerman advised us to try to prioritize detail over correctness, and I have no doubt that I succeeded in deprioritizing correctness. I tried to find a title that wasn't too bombastic: