Meme: Terence Tao goes from urging more math funding to 'no reason discoveries should be this fast'
bratton · x · 2026-10-12
A viral four-panel meme contrasts Terence Tao in 2019 — championing the pursuit of knowledge and calling on governments to invest in pure mathematics — with a panicked 2026 version shouting "There is literally NO REASON mathematical discoveries should be happening this fast!" — poking fun at how AI-accelerated math has outpaced its most famous advocate.
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