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Eight Chinese research institutions have formed the Yau Laboratory Alliance for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, led by Fields Medal winner Shing-Tung Yau. It aims to bring together nearly 1,000 mathematicians and research teams to use AI in mathematics and to close a gap with the US.
The alliance was inaugurated at Tsinghua University in Beijing on October 11, 2026. Yau, a chair professor at Tsinghua, is its director. On AI systems for advanced science, especially mathematics and physics, he said "the gap is very large", as Seoul Economic Daily reports it in translation.
Who is in it
| Member | Where |
|---|---|
| Qiuzhen College | Tsinghua University, Beijing |
| Yau Mathematical Sciences Center | Tsinghua University, Beijing |
| Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications | Beijing |
| Morningside Center of Mathematics | Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing |
| Shanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences | Shanghai |
| Shing-Tung Yau Center of Southeast University | Nanjing |
| Hetao Institute | Shenzhen |
| Zhizhen School | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
What it plans
- Specialised models for mathematical research.
- AI-generated conjectures and machine-verifiable proofs.
- Reasoning that is easier to inspect, so mathematicians can follow how a model got its result.
- Shared resources for members: large-scale model training, formalised mathematics libraries and computing platforms.
- Labs in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
The shared resources are for alliance members. No public release has been announced.
The other side of the debate
The launch comes as some leading Western mathematicians voice concern. Terence Tao is among 25 Fields Medal winners who signed a joint letter worrying that AI-generated proofs erode mathematical understanding. Yau, as reported by Seoul Economic Daily, said Tao "is an excellent mathematician but does not speak for the entire mathematics community."
Sources
- Science and Technology Daily: The Yau Laboratory Alliance for Mathematics and AI Launched at Tsinghua University
- South China Morning Post: Leading Chinese mathematicians unite behind use of AI in research
- Seoul Economic Daily: China Launches Math-AI Alliance, Citing Gap With U.S.
- The Decoder: Western mathematicians fear AI makes them dumber while China builds an entire alliance for it
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