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An odd thought keeps running through my mind.

We don't yet know if AI has replaced mathematicians.

But if AI can do homework and exam problems, then it means AI has replaced students.

ChatGPT has been proficient in the English reading and writing department for even longer, and that shows in the quality of students. E.g. https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/us-news/gen-z-students-are-so-...

AI has replaced students in the same way as cars and elevators have replaced exercise