Mathematics is useless
- 24 Feb 2024

Mathematics is useless.
Or so they said. And then AI happened đ§ đ€
You heard it on Tv, in newspaper, in conversations.
"What's the point of learning derivatives"
đ€AI, which is poised to become ubiquitous in our life
Math is the heartbeat of AI.
It's calculus to allow AI to learn from its mistakes đ
It's linear algebra to enables AI to see patterns đ
It's probability to empower AI to recombine and create.đź
đ In essence, AI is math brought to ... life.
So now, every country in the world is suddenly wondering where they can find skilled mathematicians.
And those which have strong traditions can be proud. For once, đ«đ· is not bad at that game.
So, next time someone says, "Mathematics is useless", you know what to say.
Now, the guessing game ... why an apple in this image ?
Text drafted through a chat with an AI model. Visual: Stable Diffusion or DALL-E 3.
Transformation and final editing by Jean-Paul Paoli.