An LLM Meets a Polynomial and Immediately Looks Overwhelmed
srush_nlp · x · 2026-07-21
A researcher jokes that giving an LLM a polynomial with no context can make it “study” and get its mind blown in real time.
The quoted post walks through a claimed counterexample involving a polynomial map and the Jacobian Conjecture, turning the thread into a math-meets-LLM meme about model overconfidence.
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