Fields Medalist Tsimerman Joins OpenAI, Predicts Superhuman AI in Mathematics
theomitsa · x · 2026-08-05
At the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Philadelphia, newly minted Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman announced he is joining OpenAI's safety team. Worried by rapid AI progress, Tsimerman expressed pessimism about the future of mathematics, stating he feels confident AI will shortly become robustly superhuman at what professional mathematicians currently do.
The author interviewed 20 mathematicians to gauge feelings on AI's impact. The article notes that OpenAI's Astra has already solved 10 previously unsolvable math problems, leaving professionals grappling with the reality that AI might eclipse them in their field.
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