Artificial Intelligence
Canada’s star mathematician races to help establish safe superintelligence
Jacob Tsimerman's new institute will sidestep academic peer review to publish new ideas and insights as quickly as possible
Patchen Barss
Patchen Barss is a Toronto-based science journalist and author. He has contributed to the BBC, Scientific American, Quanta, and Nautilus. His most recent book, The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius, was a New Yorker and Globe and Mail best book of 2024. His next book, Smarter Than Us: Superintelligence and the Future of Humanity, co-authored with Geoffrey Hinton, will be available March 2027.
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Artificial Intelligence
Why this prof bet against AI’s math skills – and then suddenly changed his mind
Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal
Artificial Intelligence
Canada’s star mathematician races to help establish safe superintelligence
Jacob Tsimerman's new institute will sidestep academic peer review to publish new ideas and insights as quickly as possible
Artificial Intelligence
Why this prof bet against AI’s math skills – and then suddenly changed his mind
Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal
Artificial Intelligence
Canada’s star mathematician races to help establish safe superintelligence
Jacob Tsimerman's new institute will sidestep academic peer review to publish new ideas and insights as quickly as possible
Artificial Intelligence
Why this prof bet against AI’s math skills – and then suddenly changed his mind
Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal