25 Fields medallists signed one letter against AI problem-solving.
Terence Tao published a declaration on Friday signed by 25 Fields medallists, mathematics' highest honour. They say labs rush proofs out as adverts, leaving no time to check or explain them. OpenAI had already dropped its sponsorship of a Caltech contest after hundreds of mathematicians objected.
Why it mattersMathematics is the first field where AI has visibly outrun the people who check the work. How this fight ends will shape who gets credit for discoveries in every other science.
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