A repost notes how quickly the “LLMs can’t do math” argument aged
surmenok · x · 2026-07-21
A repost of a reminder that, just two years ago, some very smart people argued LLMs would not be useful for math because they are probabilistic and can hallucinate. The post frames that as a fast-moving example of how quickly the field’s assumptions have changed.
Related event: Debate on LLM Math Capabilities and Generalization Shortcomings(2 posts)→
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