Re: AI usage in math and music (quoting Terence Tao):
But modern AI tools, when directed without such expert supervision, can now be aimed all too easily at the ostensible goals of the field, without any incentive to take the slow, whimsical path. The flag is captured, the goal scored, and the problem is solved; but at the cost of lessons learned, insights gained, collaborations formed, and new targets located.
Mathematics is about solving problems. But it is also about process. It is about a way of thinking. It is about collaborating with fellow practitioners. Music is much the same. Yes, we want to make great songs. But the joys of music often come from the creative process, from working with our friends, from singing songs together. Optimizing musical output is a misunderstanding of why we write and sing songs.