Using Cunningham's Law for Rigorous AI Academic Derivations
anderssandberg · x · 2026-07-18
The author shares an interesting experience using the AI model Fable for research: by intentionally making sloppy statements (leveraging Cunningham's Law), you can prompt the AI to take things seriously and provide rigorous formula derivations instead of vague answers.
Additionally, when the AI is in "power mode," it points out crucial early literature the user missed and suggests how to subtly differentiate their research from prior work in the paper's introduction.
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