Terence Tao predicted AI would be a mathematician's copilot in 3 years — reality outran him
abhishekcode42 · x · 2026-10-16
A post resurfaces Terence Tao's June 2024 prediction: "I think in three years AI will become useful for mathematicians. It will be a great co-pilot" — noting that nobody's predictions about AI progress over the past two years turned out right, and the pace has already outrun even expert forecasts.
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