Pedro Domingos: Mathematicians' problem is treating math as the end goal
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-13
Pedro Domingos, veteran ML researcher, argues that mathematicians' problem is treating mathematics as the end goal rather than a tool — a pointed comment in ongoing debates about AI systems automating mathematical discovery.
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