Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman founds Mathematical AI Safety Institute (MAISI)
Ronangmi · x · 2026-09-10
Jacob Tsimerman, who won the 2026 Fields Medal, is pausing pure math to join OpenAI's safety department and has announced MAISI, an independent Mathematical AI Safety Institute in the Bay Area. Tsimerman serves as scientific director; MAISI starts its first full research semester in January 2027, hiring 10–30 mathematicians initially with plans to expand the following year. His message to academia: "AI safety is a meaningful area of research — a legitimate intellectual pursuit." Commenters linked the news to growing interest in ZKML and zero-knowledge proofs for AI.
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