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Stanford math advisor: AI is transforming the field, but results must stay in scientists' hands

VakilAI breakthroughs risk flooding math with unverified proofs

2 Nov 2 9:00 AM · 9d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 2 of 2

In an interview with SF Standard, Vakil expresses concern that mathematicians fear AI will flood the field with proofs no one fully understands, potentially steering young people away from math and draining the inherent joy of solving hard problems. He emphasizes that while AI advancement is historic, the results must eventually be placed in scientists' hands rather than remain controlled by private companies.

Vakil: AI breakthroughs risk flooding math with unverified proofs
SF Standard

“AI is incredibly intelligent in some ways, but it's incredibly stupid in other ways.”

Ravi Vakil

Ravi Vakil Stanford math professor, AMS presidentOpenAI AI research labAnthropic AI research labGoogle DeepMind AI research lab

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