blog — Proofs and Prompts — 2 Oct 2026
Why I became a professional mathematician
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In this personal essay, I reconstruct the reasons why I chose to become a professional mathematician. In particular, I want to find out whether I would still find these reasons convincing and motivating today, at a time when AI is becoming capable of conducting excellent and potentially superhuman mathematical research.