Terence Tao warns AI could trigger math's biggest crisis since Gödel
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-20
Mathematician Terence Tao warns in a new essay that AI could push mathematics into a crisis comparable to the foundational upheaval around 1900. He argues that the test is not about mathematical truth but the field's values—what counts as a contribution, what gets rewarded, and who did the work. His rule of thumb: a proof that no human can explain should be considered incomplete.
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