25 Fields Medalists Warn of Severe AI Misalignment with Mathematical Research

In an open statement signed by 25 Fields Medalists including Terence Tao and Peter Scholze, prominent mathematicians warned of a severe misalignment between AI development agendas and the mathematical discipline. While foundation models increasingly conquer difficult benchmark problems, the signatories argue that mass-producing solutions without conceptual exposition, attribution, or pedagogical dialogue harms the research ecosystem. Mathematics relies on insight and human transmission rather than rapid answer generation—a core distinction that risks erasure under corporate benchmark racing.