Terence Tao: With AI, Solving Problems Is Now Easier Than Finding Good Ones
sebpaquet · x · 2026-09-09
Mathematician Terence Tao observes an inversion at work in the AI era: solving problems is becoming easier than identifying good ones worth solving. A commenter suggests formally crediting people for posing good problems, an idea the poster endorses as the way forward.
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