"A watershed statement": when math for AI research becomes cheaper than experiments
IgorCarron · x · 2026-08-18
Igor Carron reshared a claim by Dimitris Papailiopoulos, calling it "another watershed statement": when math for AI research becomes cheaper than running experiments (very close to that point), using it to probe reality will let us break through many walls.
The core argument: the falling cost of theoretical analysis relative to experiments may reshape AI research methodology.
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