LEAP panel: just 10% odds AI solves a Millennium Problem by 2027
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-09
A Nov 2025 LEAP panel of AI experts and superforecasters puts only 10% odds on AI helping solve a Millennium Problem by 2027, citing the Clay president's claim that AI remains far from saying anything serious about these problems. The news fuels PhD students' anxiety that the technical aptitude once justifying hiring them is eroding.
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