[rotskoff]

I'm a mathematician, but I work on things that are not even remotely related to the Riemann hypothesis. I could not possibly weigh in on the validity of the proof. My colleagues who know this area better are extremely skeptical, in part due to their opinions of Atiyah's work over the last decade. Mathematically, the point of skepticism seems to be the existence of the Todd function with the properties that Atiyah requires in his proof. See [1] for an informed opinion.

Atiyah is one of the most influential living mathematicians. His prior contributions give him a prominent platform from which to announce this result, which has quickly generated a media firestorm. To me, the worst part is that the work doesn't stand alone---a proof is a proof when it is understood by a community of experts. Until it has been carefully evaluated, no one should be criticizing him due to his age or past failures, nor should they be celebrating his achievement.

1. https://motls.blogspot.com/2018/09/nice-try-but-i-am-now-99-...