25 Fields Medalists issue joint declaration; Tao's real critique of AI companies checking off math problems
hugobowne · x · 2026-09-12
- Twenty-five Fields Medal winners published a joint declaration warning of severe misalignment between AI companies and the mathematics community.
- Amplifiers clarify Tao's position: he isn't against AI in math research, but criticizes companies racing to verify famous problems true/false — an approach that doesn't advance human understanding.
- Math's goal isn't checking off a list but deepening human thought; the answers are interesting, yet what made math valuable is getting lost. Not "gatekeeping," the poster argues.
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