Terence Tao: We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians in the AI era
srcreigh · hn · 2026-09-26
Terence Tao published a new essay arguing that as AI takes over more technical derivation work, mathematicians' roles will shift toward problem formulation, verification, and steering — and society will need far more AI-fluent mathematicians. The piece is drawing active discussion on Hacker News.
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