Szegedy: Mathematics Will Become Like Physics, Needing Billions for Frontier Work
ChrSzegedy · x · 2026-09-23
Christian Szegedy (formerly Google Research) argues mathematics will follow physics' path: frontier research will require billions of dollars or euros in investment — implying AI-driven math will depend on massive compute that individuals and small teams can't access.
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