Mathematicians Debate Whether AI Solving Hard Problems Robs Us of Serendipitous Detours
QuanquanGu · x · 2026-09-13
UCLA professor Quanquan Gu debates a reply to Terence Tao's argument: that the detours taken while solving problems lead to major discoveries, which AI now robs us of. Gu counters that detours aren't unique to humans — AI solving hard problems also explores failed paths, discovers intermediate conjectures, and finds unexpected connections.
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