AI's New Moravec's Paradox: Math and Coding Soar While Other Domains Lag
ajratner · x · 2026-08-03
The author observes that we are witnessing a modern version of Moravec's paradox: tasks humans find difficult (like advanced math and coding) are becoming relatively easy for AI, while seemingly simple human tasks remain incredibly hard for machines.
While recent breakthroughs in verifiable domains like math and coding are mind-blowing, the author cautions against linearly extrapolating this progress to less data-rich fields. There is still exciting, challenging work ahead to bridge the gap in other domains.
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