Tao 'flailing' over AI math debate, possibly affected by online abuse, says commenter
_onionesque · x · 2026-10-11
User onionesque observes that Terence Tao has been 'flailing' in recent weeks, repeating similar points and likely affected by abuse directed at him, citing hostile comments on his blog and mathsodon. The commenter earlier called Tao's AI-math analogy wrong and ignorant, arguing understanding plays a different role in pure mathematics.
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