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A profile of UCLA professor Terence Tao, who was once enthusiastic
A profile of UCLA professor Terence Tao, who was once enthusiastic about AI's role in math but now warns of AI destroying the field's deliberative process
TL;DRTop mathematician Terence Tao shifted from AI optimism to warning it threatens math's core thinking process.
Why it matters: How leading experts perceive AI's value shapes whether the field embraces or resists automation tools.
A.I. is solving problems that stumped the field for decades. Mathematicians look to Terence Tao for guidance on their altered world.
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