GPT Pro as a tech-archaeology tool: reconstructing lost know-how from 1929 German reports
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-04
A viral thread argues GPT Pro is exceptional at surveying any field and surfacing 'tacit knowledge' that is actually published — like unread 1929 German technical reports nobody asked what's missing from. The quoted post adds that China will likely be able to reproduce any current technology within 15 years, and ASML seems not to believe in AI.
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