Terence Tao's 'mathematicians did not ask for AI' remark sparks pushback
kimmonismus · x · 2026-10-08
- Fields Medalist Terence Tao said "Mathematicians did not ask for this work to be done," arguing the field has a particular vision of progress informed by history and field-specific considerations — a statement many found odd.
- Peter Gostev replied with an analogy: imagine OpenAI dropping 700+ medical research papers in 2030, only for doctors to say patients never asked for cures.
- kimmonismus argues any genuine AI-derived insight carries a moral imperative to be published immediately; humanity matters more than any single discipline's norms.
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