Mathathon debate: economist Scott Kominers volunteers to mentor three AI-assisted teams
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-11
The math community is debating whether AI-assisted student math research marathons are good for the field. Scott Kominers, a former student math researcher and long-time mentor, responded with an offer rather than an opinion: he will volunteer to mentor at least three Mathathon teams in turning their projects into rigorous, complete mathematical contributions, and invites other mathematicians to join him.
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