Terry Tao Warns AI-Era Scooping Could Push Math and Science Into Silence
windx0303 · x · 2026-09-09
DynamicWebPaige highlights a quote from Terry Tao, arguably the most measured pro-AI mathematician, warning that if sharing hunches means getting scooped immediately without acknowledgement, math and all other science/engineering disciplines will go dark. Delip Rao reposted, saying Tao expressed his own view more elegantly.
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