25 Fields Medalists led by Terence Tao sign open letter amid OpenAI math controversy
CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-09-12
Led by Terence Tao, 25 Fields Medalists have signed an open letter amid a dispute involving OpenAI's claims of AI-driven mathematical discoveries. The poster mocking Gary Marcus frames it as mathematicians reacting to being shown up by LLMs.
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