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Trust is still expensive

August 4, 2026
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The $2,000 headline does not announce the end of mathematicians. It announces a brutal drop in the cost of trying difficult things. And that may be just as disruptive. More so, perhaps. Because when the cost of trying falls, behavior changes. People explore paths that once seemed too risky. They

The $2,000 headline does not announce the end of mathematicians. It announces a brutal drop in the cost of trying difficult things. And that may be just as disruptive. More so, perhaps. Because when the cost of trying falls, behavior changes. People explore paths that once seemed too risky. They revisit dormant conjectures. They automate tedious parts. And some problems that seemed reserved for a lifetime of specialization are beginning to receive attacks from unexpected angles. But trust is not getting cheaper at the same pace. No. Trust is still expensive. It requires experts, formalization, debate, and time.

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