# Mathematicians Are The Canary Down The AI Coal Mine: YouTube Video Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@therestisscience/videos/xuHOralyJao/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

## Key stats

- Channel: [The Rest Is Science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@therestisscience/)
- Published: 2026-10-18
- Format: Long-form, 1:04:16
- Total views: 955,855
- Views per hour: 625
- Likes: 13,151
- Comments: 2,153
- Engagement rate: 1.6%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuHOralyJao)

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