Fields Medalist Kontsevich: AI Agent Suggested a Better Math Definition
luislamb · x · 2026-10-18
Maxim Kontsevich, 1998 Fields Medalist, says an AI agent unexpectedly proposed a better mathematical definition after he simply fed it the text of his lecture — no problem-solving request needed. In a new 28-minute CGTN interview, he describes his astonishment and argues AI is starting to contribute ideas about how mathematics itself should be formulated, beyond calculations and proofs.
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