What happens to mathematics when AI becomes an oracle?

Applied mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Alex Townsend have written a new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World, examining how "big math" enabled by computers, large language models, and eventually quantum computing is beginning to outstrip its human creators. The article notes Strogatz's background, including his 1998 paper with Duncan Watts on small-world networks, his study of the Millennium Bridge wobble, and his popular books such as Sync and Infinite Powers.