Terence Tao joins 25 Fields Medallists warning AI firms' math benchmarks 'severely misaligned' with mathematics
Singularitarian · x · 2026-09-12
Terence Tao announced he is among 25 initial signatories—all Fields Medallists—to a declaration warning that AI companies' push to solve major math problems as benchmarks is harmful to mathematics. The statement argues LLMs' rapid math progress has made benchmark-chasing a misaligned goal, hurting the mathematical community and science itself, part of a broader alignment issue affecting other professions. The declaration is open to further signatures and was covered by The Economist.
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