As formal reasoning gets dirt cheap, Fermi and Feynman tales look 'quaint'
akbirthko · x · 2026-09-02
- akbirthko observes that with formal reasoning becoming unbelievably affordable, stories of Manhattan Project physicists like Fermi, Feynman, and von Neumann solving problems in their heads start to look 'quaint' — 'cute li'l chimp with its chimp tricks'.
- The point: AI is commoditizing the very abilities that defined legendary human genius, rewriting the anchor of human exceptionalism narratives.
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