It's also funny that this so-called "social credit" was, in fact, the end goal for many mathematicians (as evidenced by the recent Math & AI letter, if you read between the lines), rather than the pleasure of doing mathematics itself.
If we end up in the optimistic scenario where AI gives us a world of abundance, we'll have to redefine meaning for sure: doing things for the sake of doing them, rather than for the social and economic benefits associated with them.
It's also funny that this so-called "social credit" was, in fact, the end goal for many mathematicians (as evidenced by the recent Math & AI letter, if you read between the lines), rather than the pleasure of doing mathematics itself.
If we end up in the optimistic scenario where AI gives us a world of abundance, we'll have to redefine meaning for sure: doing things for the sake of doing them, rather than for the social and economic benefits associated with them.