Strong Model Reasoning Doesn't Equal Abstract Design Skills
ezyang · x · 2026-07-14
The author agrees that frontier models are currently very weak at "abstract design," yet high-performance, modular, and scalable RL infrastructure relies heavily on excellent abstract design.
The core insight from the quote is that definitions themselves create conceptual spaces, with theorems and conjectures merely acting as "moves" within that space. The author explicitly notes this aligns perfectly with their own experience.
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