Fields Medalist Tsimerman Launches Math AI Safety Institute MAISI

Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman is pausing pure math to join OpenAI's safety team and co-found MAISI with Andrew Critch, a math AI safety institute aiming to recruit dozens of mathematicians to build rigorous foundations for strong AI safety.

2026-09-08 ~ 2026-09-10 · 3 related posts

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