Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds on OpenAI proofs: "I think what people are getting upset about is they’re slowly realizing that they are dumb and somehow blaming this on AI, even though it’s not really AI’s fault"

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Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds weighed in on OpenAI's recent success solving complex math problems, suggesting that academic pushback stems from a bruised collective ego. He argues that rather than the AI being 'fake,' humans are simply struggling to accept that machines are closing the gap on high-level reasoning. This marks a shift in narrative where top-tier experts are now defending AI capabilities against skeptical peers.