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Terry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of Math

16 October 2026 at 16:15
The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

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Terence Tao's celebrated status has made him an unofficial spokesman for mathematics, a job that for now is consuming most of his time.

Mathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why.

22 September 2026 at 11:00
In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error β€” not just the solutions themselves β€” is often what has led to progress.

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An early computer. After World War II, computers became the tool with which math and engineering moved forward in tandem. Will they now be math’s undoing?
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