Science25 Fields Medalists criticize AI companies’ push to use math problems as benchmarks
Quanta Magazine reports that more than 7,400 researchers endorsed the declaration within days of its September 11 publication.
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Quanta Magazine reports that 25 Fields Medalists published a declaration on September 11, 2026, arguing that AI companies’ push to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to mathematics and its community. The declaration calls the companies’ goals and those of the mathematical community “severely misaligned.” More than 7,400 researchers endorsed it within a few days, the magazine says.
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25 Fields Medalists criticize AI companies’ push to use math problems as benchmarks
Quanta Magazine reports that more than 7,400 researchers endorsed the declaration within days of its September 11 publication.
TLDR
Quanta Magazine reports that 25 Fields Medalists published a declaration on September 11, 2026, arguing that AI companies’ push to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to mathematics and its community. The declaration calls the companies’ goals and those of the mathematical community “severely misaligned.” More than 7,400 researchers endorsed it within a few days, the magazine says.