Fields Medalists Sign Petition Urging Society to Take AI Seriously
suchenzang · x · 2026-09-12
A group of Fields Medalists has signed a petition calling on society to take AI seriously, citing an impending confrontation as AI masters "many other forms of intellectual work."
Reposter suchenzang pushes back, arguing the signatories overlook that 99.99% of global GDP is not built on Fields Medal-level intellect — a jab at elite academics worrying about AI displacement from a skewed vantage point.
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