Aug 24, 2026 · 40 min · 9 segments
From Mathematics to AI Safety (with Jacob Tsimerman)
Jacob TsimermanGuestCathyHostJakeHost[singing] So open that page, I'll search for my fix.
Find what I need in the Deep Dark Abyss.
Welcome to the AI Skeptics podcast.
Um, this week we have, um, Fields Medalist Jacob Zimerman visiting us, um, to talk about his math, his transition to AI safety.
Um, welcome, Jacob.
Thanks so much for joining us today.
We're gonna start with the math stuff-
...um, and hear about you and, um, what brought you into number theory to start, and maybe you could even talk about what is a Fields Medal, um, since not all, all of our listeners are mathematicians.
It's the biggest deal in math, but, um, yeah, maybe you can talk about it a bit.
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[singing] So open that page, I'll search for my fix.
Find what I need in the Deep Dark Abyss.
Welcome to the AI Skeptics podcast.
Um, this week we have, um, Fields Medalist Jacob Zimerman visiting us, um, to talk about his math, his transition to AI safety.
Um, welcome, Jacob.
Thanks so much for joining us today.
We're gonna start with the math stuff-
...um, and hear about you and, um, what brought you into number theory to start, and maybe you could even talk about what is a Fields Medal, um, since not all, all of our listeners are mathematicians.
It's the biggest deal in math, but, um, yeah, maybe you can talk about it a bit.
