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Why does it matter what Terrance Tao thinks? Genuinely I find this obsession with what some specific math researcher thinks about x topic bizarre. What do you think of it?
Tao is a Fields Medal winner and widely regarded as one of the most brilliant mathematics of his generation. He also often tests these models in good faith. Why wouldn't someone wish to know what he thought of this new advance?
Because who cares? There are any number of mathematicians out there, why put so much value on one "thought leader"? I just find HNs obsession with knowing what one particular person thinks odd. It's a consistent reoccurrence.