OpenAI Just Hired One of the World’s Best Mathematicians
TechnologyOpenAI Just Hired One of the World’s Best MathematiciansLast week, Jacob Tsimerman won a top math prize. The same day, he announced a surprising career shift.By Lila ShroffIllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Erin Blewett / AFP / Getty; Hubert Fanthomme / Paris Match / Getty.July 31, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave One of the winners of this year’s Fields Medal is headed to OpenAI.
- ▪TechnologyOpenAI Just Hired One of the World’s Best MathematiciansLast week, Jacob Tsimerman won a top math prize.
- ▪The same day, he announced a surprising career shift.By Lila ShroffIllustration by The Atlantic.
- ▪Sources: Erin Blewett / AFP / Getty; Hubert Fanthomme / Paris Match / Getty.July 31, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave One of the winners of this year’s Fields Medal is headed to OpenAI.
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TechnologyOpenAI Just Hired One of the World’s Best MathematiciansLast week, Jacob Tsimerman won a top math prize. The same day, he announced a surprising career shift.By Lila ShroffIllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Erin Blewett / AFP / Getty; Hubert Fanthomme / Paris Match / Getty.July 31, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave One of the winners of this year’s Fields Medal is headed to OpenAI. Last Thursday, Jacob Tsimerman was one of four mathematicians awarded the prestigious honor, which is sometimes called the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
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