Csaba Szepesvári on why math-minded researchers still matter at frontier labs
CsabaSzepesvari · x · 2026-10-02
Responding to a question about how mathematicians' roles will change, DeepMind research scientist Csaba Szepesvári argues frontier labs do lots of engineering and some science, and labs thinking long term do more science — where math-minded people remain useful. Their role, asking the right questions and getting answers, doesn't change regardless of AI.
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