Software engineering will be solved, but AI struggles outside software/math
kuza55 · x · 2026-08-29
Discussion on the limits of AI progress. Kuza55 argues that software engineering is obviously going to be solved and progress is rapid, but the trajectory seems much weaker in domains outside of Software, Computer Use, and Math.
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