Calculators Analogy: LLMs Can Solve Millennium Problems Yet Stay 'A Bit Stupid'
LucaAmb · x · 2026-09-10
The author offers an analogy: just as calculators are 'stupid' despite multiplying large numbers, LLMs remain 'a bit stupid' even though they can solve Millennium Prize Problems — a brief take on the gap between raw capability and genuine intelligence.
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