> And without mathematicians to ask the right questions

Here, I disagree. What makes you think the AI won't be able to ask the right questions without prompting?

> and able to appreciate the results, why would AI driven research continue?

Here, I think I agree. At some level, there has to be a human in the process that must understand / interpret the results.

I gotta say, however, that I'm not certain about my agreement. I'm worried that I'm missing something where the human can be excised from the process entirely.