Terence Tao publishes new essay 'After Math', sparks Hacker News discussion
throwaway81523 · hn · 2026-09-13
Mathematician Terence Tao published a new blog post titled 'After Math', which was submitted to Hacker News and drew discussion. The essay appears to touch on the state of mathematical work and its evolving relationship with AI; details in the original post.
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