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Q&A with Terence Tao on AI-generated Erdős solutions, “cheap wins”, hybrid human AI contributions, push-of-a-button workflows, new ways of doing math, and more

Terence Tao, the legendary mathematician, explains the promise of generative AI.

The Atlantic Matteo Wong

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  • @nxthompson @nxthompson on x
    I love this metaphor from Terence Tao—widely considered the world's greatest living mathematician—about one of the drawbacks of using AI to solve hard math problems. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]
  • @matteowong Matteo Wong on bluesky
    I checked with Terence Tao about all the excitement around AI for mathematics research: www.theatlantic.com/technology/ 2...
  • @mikecaulfield Mike Caulfield on bluesky
    “a lot of AI companies have this obsession with push-of-a-button, completely autonomous workflows where you give your task to the AI, and then you just go have a coffee, and you come back and the problem is solved.  That's actually not ideal.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/ 2...