Timothy Gowers

wtgowers.bsky.social

16 October 2026 12:50

Many people with relevant expertise think there's a real chance that AI could kill us all in the not too distant future. Others disagree. I've written a post, aimed principally at mathematicians, detailing my struggles to decide what to make of this. gowers.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/h...

Robin Kothari

robinkothari.bsky.social

16 October 2026 02:26

I'm honored and excited to announce that this paper was selected to receive a Best Paper Award at FOCS 2026! Thanks to my coauthors Matt, Daochen, and Rain for including me in this work, and to the FOCS PC for selecting this despite it having a simple proof.

Clément Canonne

ccanonne.github.io

14 October 2026 00:44

The submission server for #STOC2027 is open! stoc27.hotcrp.com Submission instructions and Call for Paper: acm-stoc.org/stoc2027/sto...

neighborhood01.bsky.social

12 October 2026 02:12

I legit think 868-BACK is GOTY as much as I’ve enjoyed some other games this year. Crazy amounts of strategic depth and so many interesting interactions among the various devs and progs.

Michael Brough

smestorp.bsky.social

12 October 2026 02:12

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