Radiolab: Strogatz on AI solving a Millennium Prize Problem and math's reckoning
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-10-10
Mathematician Steven Strogatz joins Radiolab's new episode Math Vs Machine. In under four years, AI went from failing basic arithmetic to tackling problems that stump the world's best mathematicians — in September 2026, OpenAI announced it had solved a Millennium Prize Problem, one of math's highest achievements.
Strogatz grapples with the idea that humanity's window to unpuzzle and understand the world may be closing. Cited materials include his essay with Alex Townsend on why math isn't just a game for AI, coverage of OpenAI's findings on 377 math problems, and Regina Barzilay's deep learning work in cancer diagnosis.
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