Fields Medals 2026

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num42•about 1 hour ago

Congrats to the winners! I’m not sure how accurate this prediction is, but 2026 may be the last time pure humans win the Fields Medal. By 2030, AI could be a coauthor on many winning results. With recent news about LLMs solving major conjectures, winning IMO gold medals, and so much rapid progress, a lot is happening.

Laurel1234•about 1 hour ago

Clankers aren't people. Should we be handing out Fields medals to LateX, python and calculators?

kylecazar•42 minutes ago

Do humans win Fields medals for formatting and calculation?

Laurel1234•40 minutes ago

Python does all kinds of wondrous things

tocs3•42 minutes ago

Should we be handing out Fields medal to

I don't know, maybe. I would not put Clankers on the same level (or category / level of importance) as people but if they produce the work maybe they should get the credit.

rahimnathwani•about 2 hours ago

The winners were inadvertently announced early:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48905091

unethical_ban•about 1 hour ago

Reading the descriptions of their work makes me think of magic. It's an understanding of the principles of math and physics at a level above almost everyone on the planet - these are modern wizards.

Fields Medals 2026

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