AnalysisScienceSeptember 9, 2026

Gary Marcus flags Terence Tao's warnings on AI and math

Marcus pairs Tao's recent mathstodon posts — arguing puzzle-solving isn't new insight and pleading for transparency — with a warning from a recent Anthropic departure. Tao's posts appear to allude to the OpenAI-NYU-Anthropic Navier-Stokes controversy, where OpenAI spent $22.5 million to scoop Alpöge and Buckmaster.

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Gary Marcus flags Terence Tao's warnings on AI and math