You can probably let your LLM summarize his thoughts on this scattered all over his [blog](https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/mathematical-methods-and-human-thought-in-the-age-of-ai/). That guy is a machine in terms of scientific and scientific-adjacent output.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

<sub>PS: Outsourcing isn't generally reducing friction, it's basically scoping it out, but luckily, that's a nit.</sub>

optimism

Terence Tao, one of the bigshots in mathematics these days, is a big proponent of the use of AI in his research. Here a recent video/article on this: 

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Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches

0xbitcoiner

Terence Tao, one of the bigshots in mathematics these days, is a big proponent of the use of AI in his research. Here a recent video/article on this: https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-research/2026/terence-tao-ai-is-reducing-cognitive-friction-in-math