The Numberphile Podcast

A leading light in mathematics for much of his life, Terence Tao discusses the crisis being caused by a massive dump of AI proofs.
Our playlist of videos on the current AI issue - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsSL1XVSphg
Terence Tao's excellent blog (featuring many guest posts about AI) - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/
Terence’s new book Six Math Essentials is available for pre-order - https://www.quantabooks.org/books/six-math-essentials/
Terence Tao previously on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJ-zpJeY3E
Our Fields Medal playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIDErJihuPX2S7E-0rnkaeu
Here's the now famous (or infamous) dump of AI proofs - https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/CONTENTS.md
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
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Numberphile is created by Brady Haran

Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin describes how 16 proofs among the hundreds recently published by OpenAI left him in tears. And what next for mathematics?
Watch this interview as a video - https://youtu.be/omuJpoV-Ko4
Hugo’s website at University of Geneva - https://www.unige.ch/~duminil/

The OpenAI drop of AI proofs - https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/CONTENTS.md
Brady speaks with Grant Sanderson about AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HlIuxnuTKQ


Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - https://youtu.be/3geDF-DAwpg


Tristan Buckmaster reacts to Navier-Stokes - https://youtu.be/Mzbtj5nkMXI

Hugo previously on the podcast - https://www.numberphile.com/videos/hugo-duminil-copin-podcast


And Hugo in a Numberphile video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWtD0O-zSWY
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran

AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel).
3Blue1Brown on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown
Grant’s guest post on Terry Tao’s blog - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/if-math-is-more-than-proof-we-need-to-better-celebrate-the-rest-of-it/
A possible Navier Stokes breakthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3geDF-DAwpg

Grant Sanderson on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKskQnjSsp3t8Uw2XMz5xYj
Grant previously on the podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RH93XvSyU
Signals & Threads podcast - https://signalsandthreads.com/
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran

A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be re-introduced to the admissions process.
Jane Street intern applications (episode sponsor): https://jane-st.co/internships2027-NumberphilePod
Here’s the Open Letter signed by over 3000 people at UC (including five Nobel laureates, they are keen to point out): https://ucstudentsuccess.org/


This New York Times editorial gave the issue extra prominence: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/opinion/university-california-sat-testing-admissions.html
This LA Times comment pieces argues against re-introducing SATs to the process: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-08/chabria-column-uc-sat-act-admissions
Numberphile videos with Zvezda: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIbAPK1oJgRIpe0sWiPKkQ4
Numberphile Podcast interview with Zvezda about her life and career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbASf6W7SE
Numberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-street
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.
YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0Kksw
Listen to the latest Signals & Threads podcast episode: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-ST-WillWilson
Check out other episodes Signals & Threads here: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-SignalsandThreads
Destin’s YouTube channel is Smarter Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/smartereveryday
We also co-hosts the podcast No Dumb Questions: https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/
With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/
You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons
Numberphile is created by Brady Haran