The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived

About this episode

The episode discusses the transformative impact of AI on mathematics and the concerns it raises among mathematicians.

In 2026, shock at AI’s growing mathematical abilities turned into something more like wonder — and concern. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with writer Konstantin Kakaes about how AI is changing not only how mathematicians do math, but also why they do it. This topic was covered in a recent story for Quanta Magazine. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, Quanta Magazine editor in chief Samir Patel speaks with the people behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math.

People in this episode

Host: Samir Patel

Guest: Konstantin Kakaes

Topics covered

• AI in mathematics
• mathematical abilities
• impact of AI
• mathematicians
• science communication

Keywords

• AI
• mathematics
• Konstantin Kakaes
• Quanta Magazine
• Samir Patel
• mathematicians
• 2026

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Organizations: Quanta Magazine

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