Terence Tao talk prompts a deeper question: what counts as solving a problem in the AI era
samiramanabi · x · 2026-07-26
A post sharing Terence Tao’s talk argues that in the age of cheap intelligence, the value of solving problems is no longer the solution itself, but whether it becomes useful to humanity. The attached slide frames the math goal as moving from open problems to verified, published, and finally “definitive” solutions. The author says the question is deeper than solving: when intelligence is cheap, usefulness becomes the real measure of value.
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