AI labs are Goodhart-ing math: viral take says millennium prizes are metrics being optimized away
BlancheMinerva · x · 2026-09-12
- A widely shared post argues that millennium prize problems are effectively metrics for mathematical progress, and AI labs are optimizing the metrics rather than advancing math, eroding their usefulness as progress signals.
- The thread frames this as a reading of Terrance Tao's recent viral comments, sparking debate about whether benchmark-chasing on hard math problems undermines the very yardsticks labs rely on.
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