'Vibe mathing' debate: is inventing theories to skip computation what understanding means?

gerardsans · x · 2026-09-11

A debate over 'vibe mathing' in the AI era: one side argues that inventing theories to avoid computation is precisely what we call understanding — a 10,000-page solution is useless, since theory exists so humans can comprehend the world. The poster sardonically predicts a coming wave of 'vibe mathing' and 'math slop'.

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