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Mathematician Ma Xiao leaves US for China to move into AI
Mathematician Ma Xiao is leaving the United States for China and moving into AI.
He recently held a faculty post at the University of Michigan.
Two years ago, Ma helped solve Hilbert’s sixth problem, a century-old puzzle about the connection between the motion of atoms and the laws of fluid movement.
The breakthrough was published in the Annals of Mathematics.
His collaborator Deng Yu received the 2026 Fields Medal for work connected to the breakthrough.
Ma’s move marks a shift from mathematics toward artificial intelligence, though no further details of his plans are given.
Mathematician Ma Xiao is leaving the United States for China to move into artificial intelligence.
Two years ago, Ma helped solve a century-old puzzle known as Hilbert’s sixth problem.
The breakthrough was published in the Annals of Mathematics.
Ma’s collaborator Deng Yu received the 2026 Fields Medal, and Ma secured a faculty post at the University of Michigan.
- Who
- Chinese mathematician Ma Xiao.
- What
- Ma is leaving the United States for China to move into artificial intelligence.
- When
- The article was published on November 5, 2026. It does not state when Ma will move.
- Where
- From the United States to China. Ma secured a faculty post at the University of Michigan.
- Why
- To move into artificial intelligence; the sources do not give further details.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ma helped crack Hilbert’s sixth problem.
Ma’s collaborator Deng Yu received the Fields Medal, and Ma secured a faculty post at the University of Michigan.
- Puzzle
- Hilbert’s sixth problem
- Publication
- Annals of Mathematics
- Collaborator
- Deng Yu
- Award
- 2026 Fields Medal
- Faculty post
- University of Michigan