If AI teleports us to solutions, how do underlying fields develop?
jjvincent · x · 2026-09-11
In a debate with Matt Bruenig, Ultraventures founder Jean-Vincent argues AI's real impact is bypassing traditional bottlenecks of time, labor, and expertise — risking a 'loss of the commons.' Extending a point about Navier-Stokes, he asks how underlying fields develop if we simply teleport to solutions, noting improved programming languages often emerged from humans struggling to create them.
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