At ICM 2026, Top Mathematicians Debate What Math Is For in the Age of AI
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-09-04
Quanta Magazine recorded a special live episode of The Joy of Why at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia (July 2026). Hosts Janna Levin and Steven Strogatz talk with Akshay Venkatesh (IAS), Ravi Vakil (Stanford/AMS president) and Alex Kontorovich (Rutgers) about AI-generated proofs, what machine-assisted mathematics gives and takes away at the frontier, and what it means for the next generation — ultimately asking what mathematicians truly value about doing math as machines match or exceed human problem-solving.
Related event: ICM Panel: What's Left for Mathematicians in the AI Era(3 posts)→
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