Let's panic about AI

A major tech company just claimed that they solved a major math problem. Would you rather:

A. Pay subscription fees to them to 10X your paper/code output

B. Panic (and do nothing) because AI will steal your job (and put your salary in the tech boss’s pockets)

C. Be curious about the how and why “AI” works; researching AI instead of using AI (like a black box) to do research on your behalf

D. Go watch Perfect Days by Wim Wenders and accept the risk that cleaning toilets becomes a real career prospect

I chose D, and maybe a little bit of C.

Written on September 9, 2026