A $15 million fund will help mathematicians decide how to use AI.
The Simons Foundation said on Thursday that it, Anthropic and OpenAI will commit $15 million in money and resources. The foundation will run workshops where mathematicians check AI-made results and agree on shared rules. Part of the money goes through an open call, and the two labs will also give researchers computing power.
Why it mattersLast week a group led by Terence Tao asked mathematicians to stop working with OpenAI. This fund lets the field set its own rules, but with money from the same labs.
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