AI is currently a 'great closer' of problems, but will it become a 'great opener'?
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-08-21
Mathematician Steven Strogatz shares a perspective where one mathematician described another as a "great closer"—someone great at solving problems already identified as important. Strogatz notes that AI is currently doing exactly this, solving established problems, and ponders whether it will become, or perhaps already is, a "great opener" capable of identifying new problems and directions.
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