Why LLMs Excel at Math But Struggle with Physics
aran_nayebi · x · 2026-08-13
Addressing the question of why LLMs perform exceptionally well in discrete math but poorly in physics, the author points to training data. High-quality physical world data is hard to acquire, though the gap is gradually closing as simulators improve.
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