The Edge of Mathematics - The Atlantic

archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 1 Mar 2026 20:32:27 UTC All snapshots from host www.theatlantic.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee SKIP TO CONTENT Site Navigation Popular Latest Newsletters Sign In Subscribe The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran. Read our coverage here. TECHNOLOGY The Edge of Mathematics Terence Tao, the legendary mathematician, explains the promise of generative AI. By Matteo Wong Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Kimberly White / Getty Images FEBRUARY 24, 2026 SHARE SAVE Over the past couple of months, several researchers have begun making the same provocative claim: They used generative-AI tools to solve a previously unanswered math problem. The most extreme promises—AI-assisted resolutions to some of the hardest problems in mathematics—may well turn out to be empty hype. But a number of AI-written solutions, albeit to far less lauded problems, have checked out. These were answers to a num

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