Terence Tao calls for slowing AI development as AI tackles harder math problems
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-20
Renowned mathematician Terence Tao has called for slowing down AI development, as AI systems begin solving increasingly difficult mathematical problems — a notable stance from a scholar long open to AI-assisted math research.
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