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How Terry Tao Became an Evangelist for AI in Math

With automated proof-checkers, a problem can be broken up into small chunks, solved bit-by-bit, then reassembled with confidence that every piece is correct. For some, this heralds a new area in mathematical research.

The new tool changes what can be proven at all—a parallel to how new frameworks change what can be seen in the past.
Source: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-terry-tao-became-an-evangelist-for-ai-in-math-20260608/

The following has been adapted from The Proof in the Code: How a Truth Machine Is Transforming Math and AI by Kevin Hartnett. Terry Tao has never been afraid of unconventional ideas. In November 2014, he was on a panel of five distinguished mathematicians, all inaugural recipients of the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, which came with a $3 million award. The laureates’ conversation ranged…

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Original author: Kevin Hartnett

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