The world of mathematics handed out its most prestigious awards on Thursday, at a unique moment for the field as it faces pressure from AI's potential to outpace human calculation. The Fields Medal, known as the Nobel Prize of mathematics, is handed out every four years and this time was awarded to two Chinese citizens, one American and one Canadian. The honour – a recognition of outstanding discoveries by researchers under the age of 40 that is bestowed by the International Mathematical Union – comprises 15,000 Canadian dollars (US$17,000) and a gold medallion bearing the likeness of Archimedes. Chinese mathematicians Hong Wang and Yu Deng, American John Pardon, and Canada's Jacob Tsimerman are this year's recipients of the prize. Wang is only the third woman to receive the honour since its inception in 1936. The 35-year-old from China teaches in France as well as the United States, at New York University.
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Cover image: ARCHIVO - El logotipo de OpenAI se muestra en un teléfono móvil con una imagen en un monitor de ordenador generada por el modelo de texto a imagen Dall-E de ChatGPT, el 8 de diciembre de 2023 en Boston. AP - Michael Dwyer
