Quanta Explores Category Theory to Decode Meaning for AI Language
burny_tech · x · 2026-08-06
Mathematician Tai-Danae Bradley is using category theory to try to understand both human and AI-generated language.
The article likens category theory to a game of Mad Libs, noting that while different branches of math use different terms (like 'group' vs. 'vector space'), swapping out words reveals that the underlying frameworks are fundamentally the same. By treating language as a mathematical category, Bradley aims to apply established mathematical tools to glean new insights into linguistic meaning for AI.
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