'Left as an Exercise' Math Joke Revived in the AI Era

Joel Grus jokes that AI models fail certain proofs because textbooks left them 'as an exercise for the reader,' a classic math joke that resurfaced via tdhopper and took on new life in the AI era.

2026-10-09 ~ 2026-10-09 · 2 related posts

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