Terence Tao warns AI-powered rumor-chasing could reverse centuries of open science in math
FlorianGallwitz · x · 2026-09-09
- Terence Tao warned that even the rumor of someone working on a math problem can now trigger massive AI-powered effort to solve it before the original research reaches its potential.
- He argues incentives may push researchers to stop sharing promising directions, reversing centuries of open science tradition and doing long-term damage to the field.
- Plinz retorted mockingly that gatekeeping open problems against smart kids with computers is futile anyway — the defense itself may be untenable.
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