ResearchSimons FoundationConfirmed
Story 9 of 10 in the Thursday 15 October editionSimons Foundation launches a $15 million effort to help mathematicians adapt to AI
Anthropic and OpenAI are each contributing $5 million to the foundation’s programme of workshops and projects on how mathematicians use AI.
Edited by Ashutosh Shrivastava
16 Oct 2026, 10:47 IST · 1 min read
The foundation announced the partnership on 15 October 2026 and will award the money itself, partly through an open call for proposals. The work it funds should help researchers check AI-assisted results, learn new tools and set shared standards for AI use. Its president, David Spergel, says mathematicians, rather than any one company or institution, should lead the debate on how the tools are judged and adopted. The announcement doesn’t say when the call opens.
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- PrimarySimons Foundation Launches $15M Effort To Help Mathematicians Navigate AI Erasimonsfoundation.org · Simons Foundation announcement, 15 October 2026
- On X@SimonsFdn on X: $15M for workshops and initiatives, plus free AI computing resourcesx.com · Simons Foundation’s launch post
- On X@OpenAI on X: contributing $5 million to a new Simons Foundation initiativex.com
- On X@AnthropicAI on X: $5 million of funding to support mathematiciansx.com
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