From the South China Morning Post:
Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup plan if artificial intelligence puts him out of a job.

On Tuesday, he wrote on social media that “if AI can solve all maths problems, I’ll go home and write my yuri novel”.

The forecast resolve based on whether Deng Yu publically states in an interview, via social media, or by a credible news source that he has indeed started the process of creating a yuri novel before Jan 1 2029.

I’ll write romance novels if AI solves all maths, Chinese Fields winner jokes

I’ll write romance novels if AI solves all maths, Chinese Fields winner jokes

As AI models prove they can push the boundaries, mathematicians are grappling with the threat that they could become obsolete.