
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
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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.

Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal

Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal

Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal