GoKawiilTerence Tao says AI is ending mathematics' 'age of heroes'
In a Numberphile interview, mathematician Terence Tao said the field is moving from 'proof scarcity' to 'proof abundance' as AI systems generate proofs faster than humans can fully absorb their reasoning. He compared this shift to the industrialization of other professions and called for norms of etiquette, likening unrestrained AI competition in math contests to outsiders jumping into a marathon to beat the runners.