Researcher warns against turning mathematics into an AI benchmark
konstmish · x · 2026-09-09
Reacting to OpenAI's Navier–Stokes announcement, konstmish hopes math doesn't get turned into an AI benchmark. He argues tools for solving problems are useful, but the field shouldn't be destroyed in the process of advancing model capabilities—an emblematic concern about how benchmark-driven AI progress may distort academic incentives and research culture.
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