Terence Tao: 'digesting' papers with AI is solitary and will itself be automated
nihilunbounded · x · 2026-08-31
Terence Tao (@littmath) responded to the debate over AI-digested math papers, saying what he finds least compelling about 'digest' is its solitary nature — the output is still a paper or blog post that, once AI exposition capabilities improve, could just as well be automated. He finds collaborative activities like running seminars and building on others' work more compelling.
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