Terence Tao: AI Era Is Reshaping Our Definition of Intelligence
Chris_Armstrong · x · 2026-09-01
Fields Medalist Terence Tao argues that the AI era is reshaping our understanding of intelligence. Historically viewed as an untouchable human trait, intelligence benchmarks in chess, language, vision, and math are being cleared by AI. As humans retreat—dismissing these feats as mere pattern matching or tricks—Tao notes that observing how AI achieves these goals often fails to feel like "intelligence," forcing a continuous redefinition of the concept.
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