François Fleuret defends Terence Tao as a rare mathematician who resisted AI hype
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-09-20
In a reply, François Fleuret pushes back on criticism of Terence Tao, arguing Tao was one of the few top mathematicians to hold a middle ground on AI: engaging with it seriously without caving to hype, proposing SAIR as a way to do mathematics in the AI era, and declining big checks and cheap spotlight.
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