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Reviews and commentary on computational biology by Lior Pachter

Lior Pachter · 12 Sept 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The goals of AI companies and the goals of the mathematical community are severely misaligned.

    Their wordsThe goals of the AI companies and the goals of the mathematical community are severely misaligned

  2. Our reading

    The mathematics community does not nurture all of its students and ideas with great care.

    Their wordsOf course every mathematician knows that the mathematics community does not nurture with great care all of its students and ideas.

  3. Our reading

    AI companies and mathematicians should be aligned to understanding, attribution, intellectual generosity and nurturing students and ideas, not merely producing results.

    Their wordsAI companies and mathematicians should instead be asking what both ought to be aligned to: understanding, attribution, intellectual generosity, and the nurturing of students and ideas, and not merely the production or recognition of results.

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