there is a lot of thrill of exploration and discovery with things you already know to be true.
Basically all natural sciences work that way. Knowing the truth of an apple falling down a table when rolled over the edge is the beginning of discovery, not the end of it.
Mathematical discovery also worked more like theoretical physics 200 years ago. The modern way of formalization in maths might be dead now in some ways, but it's also only 100 years old.
There's still many ways to do modern maths and have a lot of fun with it that are not taken away by AI.
Basically all natural sciences work that way. Knowing the truth of an apple falling down a table when rolled over the edge is the beginning of discovery, not the end of it.
Mathematical discovery also worked more like theoretical physics 200 years ago. The modern way of formalization in maths might be dead now in some ways, but it's also only 100 years old. There's still many ways to do modern maths and have a lot of fun with it that are not taken away by AI.