It's time for the social fabric of math to be ripped up, it's an industry being disrupted.
No one has the right to prevent others from working on a math problem. If you're working on a problem the best way to not get scooped is transparency: publish whatever you have as soon as possible.
Tao's behavior is most consistent with any other worker resisting automation for selfish reasons.
No one has the right to prevent others from working on a math problem. If you're working on a problem the best way to not get scooped is transparency: publish whatever you have as soon as possible.
Tao's behavior is most consistent with any other worker resisting automation for selfish reasons.