We’re gonna need a lot more mathematicians
Summary
Terence Tao (via Amit Sahai) argues that AI will rapidly expand mathematical discovery and that society must train many more mathematically skilled researchers to maintain human understanding and agency. The piece introduces the idea of a "deployable intellectual reserve" and discusses how humans and AI can co-evolve, emphasizing the need for planning, governance, and robust infrastructure to support AI-enabled breakthroughs without surrendering human oversight.