Terence Tao and mathematicians reportedly unhappy as AI starts solving math problems
jamestagg · x · 2026-09-12
Hesamation resurfaced a post noting that, as predicted, Terence Tao and fellow mathematicians are not happy that AI is now solving math problems — those who spent their lives on hard problems are frustrated by models doing the same.
The one-liner "History often rhymes" frames the moment as another chapter in the tension between AI and domain experts.
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