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There have always been attempts at settling all mathematics by using mechanized approaches. Often by mathematicians who already had made an impact and then wanted an automated approach.

The Bourbaki group was one of the first who attempted a mechanized approach (using pen and paper still of course) to set theory and were literally accused of wanting to end all mathematics. The approach was largely ignored in practice.

Gowers and a handful of others who work on computerized approaches also seem to want to end human mathematics and have sharecropper mathematics for a monthly tithe. So far they are largely ignored in practice.



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