Existential Risk from AI: An Exposition for Mathematicians
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An exposition for mathematicians of the case that rapid AI progress poses an existential risk to humanity.
Existential Risk from AI: An Exposition for Mathematicians Skip to content § Contents Existential Risk from AI: An Exposition for Mathematicians Xiaoyu He † August 2026 Abstract It has been a topic of heated discussion in the mathematical community whether AI progress spells the end of mathematics as a human profession. We spell out the argument that AI progress presents an existential risk to humanity in the near future, and argue that the future of mathematics should be placed in a broader discussion about the survival of humanity as a whole. 1 Introduction 2026 is proving to be a pivotal ye
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