Terence Tao on AI
2 quotes from Terence Tao on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include The Observer, TechCrunch.
They really, really wanted to beat Anthropic, it's insane
Terence Tao, professor of mathematics at UCLA, describing OpenAI's rush to beat Anthropic on unsolved math problems, in an interview with The Observer, October 2026.
The ObserverTerence Tao: AI turns beautiful mathematics into ‘toxic w...
Do not understand the AI output well enough to answer questions on the result
Mathematician Terence Tao, writing on social media in October 2026, criticizing AI prompters who solve math problems without engaging with the broader field.
TechCrunchOpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet
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Put the fries in the bag, Terence
A social media meme that circulated after AI models generated large volumes of unpolished math proofs, mocking mathematicians' future employment prospects, mentioned by Terence Tao in an Observer interview.
The ObserverTerence Tao: AI turns beautiful mathematics into ‘toxic w...