Steven Strogatz and Janna Levin will discuss AI and math live at ICM 2026
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-07-26
Steven Strogatz and Janna Levin will host a special live recording of The Joy of Why at ICM 2026 focused on AI and mathematics.
The event asks what happens to beauty, truth, and proof when the prover is no longer a person, turning AI into a live mathematics-and-philosophy discussion at the International Congress of Mathematicians.
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