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There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown) [video]

51 points mdp2021 22 hours ago 13 comments

gleenn 24 minutes ago | parent

3blue1brown has the absolute most educational and entertaining videos. Always fascinated by his animations which are custom programmed by him. I also appreciate the diversity of topics covered from deep math to software to science.

mibsl 20 minutes ago | parent

Too early to tell, but IMO unlikely. Let's see what his take will be once an AI can propose a topic, write the script, animate, and narrate a good educational math video.

firefoxd 18 minutes ago | parent

That's already happening. And we call it AI slop.

mibsl 14 minutes ago | parent

"good"

EDIT: And don't get me wrong, I hope it doesn't happen for a long time, ideally never. But what would his arguments be if it does?

gobdovan 4 minutes ago | parent

I tried watching 3b1b over the years, really wanted to enjoy it. But I never found the way he presents things intuitive and never got a palpable intuition that helped me with math classes or work.

I saw some clearly AI slop made videos and got much better understanding of topics, since they don't do foreshadowing for an awe-inspiring connection that we'd admire together after 15 min videos, the clankers just get to the point. Not claiming those videos are too useful either, but I did however see accelerated learning gains from asking LLMs to explain math and algos, something I have never experienced from any of the educational STEM Youtube channels.

pxtail 8 minutes ago | parent

He won't care because he has established position and is set. It will be just like everybody else - if the individual is in the top of the food chain then he/she is all over it how you are using it wrong and how you should use it (don't forget to follow and subscribe).

caaqil 12 minutes ago | parent

In other news, there's never been a better time to be a software developer. Come to think of it, there's also never been a better time to invest in learning copy-editing and proof-reading as a side hustle. It's a Brave New World. Everything is fine, the demand just got expanded, the pie got bigger, nothing more. New doors will be opened, nothing has changed; in fact, everything improved. Stochastic parrots are no match for our carbon-based g.

jwpapi 5 minutes ago | parent

I mean if you read some history it’s not the first time complete workforces have been replaced. It doesn’t mean the same jobs stay, but usually there will be something to do.

tcdent 6 minutes ago | parent

What does it mean to "go into" math?