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← The current system of incentives for mathematical research will be disturbed by AI.
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 7 May 2024 to 16 Oct 2026.
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self-sovereign AI Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The current system of incentives for mathematical research will be disturbed by AI. 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: 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: It would be disappointing and surprising if the next five years of AI progress in mathematics produced no economically valuable improvements traceable to it. — tap to centre the map on it It would be disappointing and surprising if the next five years of AI progress in mathematics produced no economically valuable improvements traceable to it. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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: AI agents have not yet produced anything genuinely new or important in mathematics. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents have not yet produced anything genuinely new or important in mathematics. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI could potentially reach a level of capability where it can perform all aspects of mathematical problem solving, theory building, and definition formulation. — tap to centre the map on it AI could potentially reach a level of capability where it can perform all aspects of mathematical problem solving, theory building, and definition formulation. 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: He used to think explaining AI's results would be the mathematician's remaining job; he now expects AI to explain better than most humans, so that is not what is left. — tap to centre the map on it He used to think explaining AI's results would be the mathematician's remaining job; he now expects AI to explain better than most humans, so that is not what is left. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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: Current scientific publication systems may be unable to handle the increasing volume of work produced by AI. — tap to centre the map on it Current scientific publication systems may be unable to handle the increasing volume of work produced by AI. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Feb 2026
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Lior Pachter — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. — tap to centre the map on it A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months. — tap to centre the map on it If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are