Szepesvári clarifies the mathematicians' letter: it targets benchmark culture, not AI itself
CsabaSzepesvari · x · 2026-09-13
RL researcher Csaba Szepesvári defends the mathematicians' letter in a debate with Quanquan Gu. He clarifies the letter never claims AI is bad or urges people to stop using it for math — it actually praises AI's potential. Its only request: AI companies should stop treating solving math problems as a benchmark. He argues the letter singles out the benchmarking culture of AI companies, and notes that given the backlash, the letter clearly isn't landing.
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