As AI May Crack Navier-Stokes, Cranks Attack Mathematicians and Terence Tao
neurovium · x · 2026-09-24
- Neurovium backs @pfau's criticism of the wave of attacks on mathematicians after AI "might" have solved the Navier-Stokes problem, calling out people with no connection to the math or the AI bragging and framing Fields medalists as gatekeepers.
- The author outlines traits of a "science crank" — rejecting peer review and promoting pseudoscientific theories — and says the behavior reflects suppressed egos, while conceding AI is genuinely great at some things.
- The quoted post adds a human note: Terence Tao is enduring this nonsense after IPAM nearly died last year amid the Trump administration's attacks on universities; he has not had an easy year.
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