You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a mathematician does. A mathematician doesn’t do math, a mathematician makes math, so no, WolframAlpha cannot do what average mathematicians from centuries ago did, let alone “genius level” mathematicians from decades ago.
I like your analogy, though, if all the math you can do can be done with WoflramAlpha, then you’re not a mathematician. Hell, I have a math degree and I wouldn’t even call myself a mathematician even though I can do more than WolframAlpha can. Now, if someone were to use WolframAlpha to develop new math, then I would still call them a mathematician, just like I would still call someone who uses AI to make art an artist.
As for your theft angle, all art is derivative. Good artists copy, great artists steal and all that jazz.
You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a mathematician does. A mathematician doesn’t do math, a mathematician makes math, so no, WolframAlpha cannot do what average mathematicians from centuries ago did, let alone “genius level” mathematicians from decades ago.
I like your analogy, though, if all the math you can do can be done with WoflramAlpha, then you’re not a mathematician. Hell, I have a math degree and I wouldn’t even call myself a mathematician even though I can do more than WolframAlpha can. Now, if someone were to use WolframAlpha to develop new math, then I would still call them a mathematician, just like I would still call someone who uses AI to make art an artist.
As for your theft angle, all art is derivative. Good artists copy, great artists steal and all that jazz.