Mathematics has changed, op-ed argues
The gist
Mathematician Frank Calegari's guest post on Terence Tao's blog says AI is now capable of groundbreaking math contributions.
The post urges mathematicians to treat the field as ripe for investigation, not finished.
How it unfolded
- Oct 6, 2026OpenAI released over 700 research papers, described as a watershed in the history of mathematics.
- Oct 8, 2026Hugo Duminil-Copin's lament was published on proofsandprompts.com, saying not one of the major open problems he had publicly mentioned was left untouched by the announcement.
- Nov 1, 2026Frank Calegari's guest post "Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it" was published on Terence Tao's blog.