Terence Tao asks: why are we even doing all this?
smilelamp · hn · 2026-10-16
Renowned mathematician Terence Tao published a new blog post, Why are we even doing all this?, reflecting on the fundamental purpose of human research and knowledge-seeking in an era of rapidly advancing AI. The essay is drawing a wide discussion on Hacker News.
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