Mathematicians urged to rethink evaluation as AI agent swarms scoop breakthroughs
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-16
Stanford's Anshul Kundaje reshared Sasha Gusev's take on the AI×Math debate, arguing two questions must be separated. First: when prior indicators of effort and learning can now be easily gamed with AI, how does a field shift from take-home-exam-style metrics to oral-exam-style assessment. Second: how should researchers react when an AI company points a multi-million-dollar agent swarm at the field's key success indicators — including dubious behavior like secretly working to scoop a rumored breakthrough, then offering author credit to non-competitive parts of the rival team.
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