25 Fields Medalists led by Terence Tao sign declaration against AI companies' math benchmarks
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-12
Gary Marcus amplifies a declaration at mathandai.org signed by 25 Fields Medalists led by Terence Tao, arguing that while LLMs can now solve major open problems in many fields, AI companies' push to use research mathematics as a benchmark is detrimental to the science and severely misaligned with the mathematical community's goals — framed as part of broader alignment issues affecting other creative professions and society at large.
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