AI for Math vs. Biology: Nobel-worthy breakthroughs needed
rbhar90 · x · 2026-08-17
A thread discusses the difference between math (axiomatic) and biology (stochastic evolution). The author reflects on underestimating AI's progress in math and hopes to be wrong about the 5-10 year timeline for biology breakthroughs. Biology involves far more unknowns and is currently infeasible to simulate, with no way to predict clinical trial outcomes. Progress by future Claude models would be a boon to humanity but require multiple Nobel-worthy breakthroughs.
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