AI use in math preprints
Epoch AI's line chart drew 53.4K views on X: 0.8x its typical post and #61 of 97 Epoch AI charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
The share of math preprints on arXiv that acknowledge AI has risen rapidly, from 4% in April to 25% in August. This increase holds even when filtering to papers with at least one author who published regularly before 2023.
Why it spread
The post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and benefited from launch timing, with 341 likes against the account's typical 114, 36 reposts, 8 quotes, 74 saves and 53,372 views, while the quote rate stayed below average.
What worked
- The headline number is a clean before and after: the share of math preprints acknowledging AI rose from 4% in April to 25% in August.
- The robustness line preempts the obvious objection by noting the increase holds even when filtering to papers with at least one author who published regularly before 2023.
- The chart is a simple line with a source line and a branded look, which made a single trend easy to read and easy to share.
What to borrow
We could take one of our own metrics and show its change between two clear months, then add a filtering check that answers the first skeptical question before anyone asks it.
Careful
Do not read the likes, reposts, quotes, saves or views as proof the finding is correct, and do not assume the same framing will travel just because it did here; the hot topic that week and the launch timing did much of the work.
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53,372 views, 341 likes, 36 reposts and 74 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @EpochAIResearch gets about 68.2K views.
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