Fields Medallists warn AI's benchmark-chasing is 'severely misaligned' with mathematics
hbouammar · x · 2026-09-12
A declaration signed by Fields Medallist James Maynard and colleagues (Math and AI) argues that LLMs' recent leaps — now solving major open problems — have made AI companies' use of math as a benchmark detrimental to the science and community of mathematics, part of broader alignment issues affecting other professions. Sharer hbouammar pushes back: 'the game is over... FEAR! That is what I see.'
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