Real AI progress in math often comes from counterexamples to old beliefs
LucaAmb · x · 2026-07-21
The post argues that almost all notable AI progress on real math tasks has come from constructive counterexamples to long-held wrong beliefs.
Its broader thesis is that the real advantage in AI may be the willingness to spend serious effort on problems that look likely to be pointless at first glance.
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