8000+ mathematicians sign letter against AI in math; Conjecture Institute pushes back
kiankatan · x · 2026-10-07
After OpenAI claimed to solve the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, about half of living Fields Medalists co-signed an open letter warning of AI's 'severe misalignment' in mathematics, now signed by 8,000+ academics. Conjecture Institute fellows Paul R. Robichaud and Chipkin Logan disagree: if a landmark conjecture falls to AI exploring known methods, it shows the problem never needed a new paradigm. AI, they argue, is an accelerant that exposes where routine calculation ends and creative exploration begins. (Event details unverified.)
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