The Age of Big Math: $1 Trillion Compute Infrastructure Becomes the New Pen and Paper
sytelus · x · 2026-08-10
A developer remarks that AI is entering the "Age of Big Math." The quoted reply points out sharply that modern mathematics now requires not only traditional pen and paper but also the backing of roughly $1 trillion in massive compute infrastructure.
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