PeopleofSuperintelligence

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Timothy Gowers

Timothy Gowers is a mathematician whose recent work includes automatic theorem proving, a field that links mathematics to AI. He won the Fields Medal in 1998 for work in additive combinatorics. In 2013 he co-wrote a paper describing a program that solves elementary mathematical problems, and in 2024 he joined the advisory committee of the Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize. In September 2026 he became one of nine initial members of an independent group that advises OpenAI on releasing mathematical results. As of October 2026, he holds the combinatorics chair at the Collège de France.

Works
121
Citations
4,910
h-index
30

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1981

    A gold medal at the IMO

    He wins a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1981 and then studies mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

  2. 1998

    The Fields Medal

    He receives the Fields Medal in 1998 for work in additive combinatorics.

  3. 2013

    An automatic problem solver

    In 2013 he co-writes a paper describing a program that solves elementary mathematical problems.

  4. 2021

    The combinatorics chair

    He takes up the combinatorics chair at the Collège de France and gives his first lecture there in 2021.

  5. 2024

    Advisory committee for the AIMO Prize

    In February 2024 he is appointed to the advisory committee for the Artificial Intelligence Mathematical Olympiad Prize. He has worked on automatic theorem proving and heads a research group in that field.

  6. September 2026

    Advisory group on mathematics and AI

    In September 2026 he is one of nine initial members of an independent group that advises OpenAI on releasing mathematical results.

  7. As of October 2026

    Professor at the Collège de France

    He holds the combinatorics chair at the Collège de France. He still lives in Cambridge and holds a part-time post in the Cambridge mathematics department.

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  1. The AIMO Prize Manager and Advisory Committee | AIMO Prize aimoprize.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. [1309.4501] A fully automatic problem solver with human-style output arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Biography and publications | Timothy Gowers - Combinatorics | Collège de France college-de-france.fr. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. AIMO Prize aimoprize.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Top mathematicians will advise OpenAI on releasing its AI maths results thenextweb.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. OpenAI's Math Problem | Shelly Palmer shellypalmer.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Timothy Gowers's web page dpmms.cam.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.