# AI in Mathematics, 2026: From Assistant to Top Researcher > Source: > Published: 2026-08-03 13:15:47+00:00 Seven weeks ago, mathematicians said AI could execute but not decide direction. Then a Fields medalist won his medal and left academia for OpenAI the same day. This is an expanded and updated version of “AI in math is going exponential: A working mathematician’s view”, an online talk I gave to the Madrid effective altruism and AI safety community on 15 June 2026. A Czech version, “Stroj na věty: Co umělá inteligence dělá s matematikou a proč by nás to mělo zajímat”, followed on 29 June, delivered from Madrid to mostly in-person audiences in Prague and Brno. Given how much happened since then, the post is substantially updated. I am a postdoctoral researcher at ICMAT in Madrid; in my own time I volunteer for PauseAI Czech. These views are my own. [https://kubuondr.substack.com/p/ai-in-mathematics-2026-assistant-researcher](https://kubuondr.substack.com/p/ai-in-mathematics-2026-assistant-researcher)