Terence Tao hails AI-assisted math breakthrough, says methods could extend to Navier-Stokes
Hesamation · x · 2026-09-08
Terence Tao commented on Alpöge and Buckmaster's new math breakthrough:
- Calls it "a remarkable achievement"
- Notes the arguments contain significant AI input, which the authors spent recent weeks reworking into acceptable form
- The paper had to be released earlier than planned due to external events
- He sees nothing in principle preventing the methods from extending all the way to Navier-Stokes
- Adds he wouldn't be surprised if one could "batter out" such an extension by pouring enormous compute and AI assistance at it, though such an exercise doesn't interest him
A rare direct endorsement from the top mathematician on how deeply AI now enters frontier math research.
Related event: Tao Hails AI-Assisted Fluid Blowup Breakthrough, Formalized in Lean(9 posts)→
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