Terence Tao warns AI is eroding math’s careful deliberation
11/02/2026 — 11/02, 18:19·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- According to the New Yorker, AI systems from OpenAI and Anthropic have recently solved multiple problems that had stumped mathematicians for…
Latest turnIn a New Yorker profile reported by Techmeme, UCLA professor Terence Tao, once enthusiastic about AI's role in mathematics, now warns that AI is damaging the field's deliberative process. The piece notes that AI is solving problems that had stumped mathematicians for decades, and that researchers are looking to Tao for guidance in a changed world.
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In a New Yorker profile reported by Techmeme, UCLA professor Terence Tao, once enthusiastic about AI's role in mathematics, now warns that AI is damaging the field's deliberative process. The piece notes that AI is solving problems that had stumped mathematicians for decades, and that researchers are looking to Tao for guidance in a changed world.
TechmemeAI score 61A New Yorker feature describes how AI has shaken pure mathematics, with OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly solving several century-old problems in quick succession. Fields Medalist Terence Tao and other leading mathematicians are urging the field to slow down, warning that human intuition and the academic ecosystem are being eroded by the rush for compute.
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