Book | Chapter
The "artificial mathematician" objection
exploring the (im)possibility of automating mathematical understanding
pp. 173-198
Abstract
Reuben Hersh confided to us that, about forty years ago, the late Paul Cohen predicted to him that at some unspecified point in the future, mathematicians would be replaced by computers. Rather than focus on computers replacing mathematicians, however, our aim is to consider the (im)possibility of human mathematicians being joined by "artificial mathematicians' in the proving practice—not just as a method of inquiry but as a fellow inquirer.
Publication details
Published in:
Sriraman Bharath (2017) Humanizing mathematics and its philosophy: essays celebrating the 90th birthday of Reuben Hersh. Basel, Birkhäuser.
Pages: 173-198
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_16
Full citation:
Delarivière Sven, Van Kerkhove Bart (2017) „The "artificial mathematician" objection: exploring the (im)possibility of automating mathematical understanding“, In: B. Sriraman (ed.), Humanizing mathematics and its philosophy, Basel, Birkhäuser, 173–198.