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The AI people sing from the same sheet.

So he got exuberant because he is funded by SAIR and the "AI for math" fund.

And embarrassingly they used him for a "coal miners should learn math" moment that just benefits the AI industry.

He has severely reversed course in the past week. Without concrete propositions it remains to be seen how much of the new resistance is for show.

Chess is kept afloat by a couple of billionaires like Sinquefield, MBS and the guy who sponsors freestyle (Fisher random) chess.

Carlsen is bored by studying engine lines.

The popularity is boosted by YouTubers because chess is very suitable for somewhat higher class content.

I'm not sure we'd want that world for math. Positions will be cut just like archaeologist positions are cut now.