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13 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: His prediction that research-level mathematics papers would be written in collaboration with AI by 2026 has already come true. — tap to centre the map on it His prediction that research-level mathematics papers would be written in collaboration with AI by 2026 has already come true. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current system of incentives for mathematical research will be disturbed by AI. — tap to centre the map on it The current system of incentives for mathematical research will be disturbed by AI. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Timothy Gowers — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Novel mathematical claims produced by an AI must be formally verified, such as in a proof assistant, before they can be trusted as legitimate results. — tap to centre the map on it Novel mathematical claims produced by an AI must be formally verified, such as in a proof assistant, before they can be trusted as legitimate results. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Dan Abramov — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are going to have major consequences for how mathematics research is done. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are going to have major consequences for how mathematics research is done. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mathematicians are well suited to contribute to AI safety. — tap to centre the map on it Mathematicians are well suited to contribute to AI safety. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Oct 2026
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Timothy Gowers — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building AI that can actually be trusted is the goal; containing an AI known to be misaligned is not a substitute for it. — tap to centre the map on it Building AI that can actually be trusted is the goal; containing an AI known to be misaligned is not a substitute for it. Last stated 2 years ago
24 Jan 2025
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Jan Leike — holds since 2025-01-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks — tap to centre the map on it Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accurate computational approaches are needed to close the protein structural coverage gap and enable large-scale structural bioinformatics. — tap to centre the map on it Accurate computational approaches are needed to close the protein structural coverage gap and enable large-scale structural bioinformatics. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models can be more accurate than physical experiments by averaging out noise, incorporating priors from large datasets, and interpolating between data points. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can be more accurate than physical experiments by averaging out noise, incorporating priors from large datasets, and interpolating between data points. Last stated 11 months ago
23 Nov 2025
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Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2025-11-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not produce a big breakthrough in biological understanding any time soon, because biology has nothing like the clean, complete, high-quality data that made protein-structure prediction work. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not produce a big breakthrough in biological understanding any time soon, because biology has nothing like the clean, complete, high-quality data that made protein-structure prediction work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Sept 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. — tap to centre the map on it A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths. — tap to centre the map on it AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
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It is alarming that AI labs cannot cooperate even on assigning credit for a mathematical proof, a very bad sign and wake-up call.
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His prediction that research-level mathematics papers would be written in collaboration with AI by 2026 has already come true.
Holds
The current system of incentives for mathematical research will be disturbed by AI.
Holds
Novel mathematical claims produced by an AI must be formally verified, such as in a proof assistant, before they can be trusted as legitimate results.
Holds
AI agents are going to have major consequences for how mathematics research is done.
Holds
Mathematicians are well suited to contribute to AI safety.
Holds
AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation.
Holds
Building AI that can actually be trusted is the goal; containing an AI known to be misaligned is not a substitute for it.
Holds
Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks
Last stated c. 2015–2017
Holds
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Holds
Accurate computational approaches are needed to close the protein structural coverage gap and enable large-scale structural bioinformatics.
Holds
AI models can be more accurate than physical experiments by averaging out noise, incorporating priors from large datasets, and interpolating between data points.
Holds
AI will not produce a big breakthrough in biological understanding any time soon, because biology has nothing like the clean, complete, high-quality data that made protein-structure prediction work.
Holds
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Holds
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Holds
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds