Terence Tao's AI views shift sharply as Marcus sounds alarm on field's direction
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-09
Gary Marcus compiles two "dire warnings" about AI's trajectory. Terence Tao, once optimistic about human-AI coexistence after being skeptical of o1, has shifted sharply: in three recent mathstodon posts he argues puzzle-solving isn't insight, voices deep concern about AI's impact on mathematics and intellectual taste, and calls for transparency — apparently alluding to the OpenAI-NYU-Anthropic Navier-Stokes controversy, where OpenAI spent $22.5 million scooping Alpöge and Buckmaster, possibly using their data. The second warning comes from someone who just quit Anthropic.
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