Full New Scientist Interview: Terence Tao on AI 'Strip Mining' Math Problems
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-11-01
This is the follow-up post with the full New Scientist YouTube video link of Terence Tao's interview. His core point: AI solving math problems via "automated strip mining" reaches immediate goals at the cost of damaging the field's development, as seen in the now-disordered Navier-Stokes activity.
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