Only ~1-5 engineers still write better GPU kernels than AI — and no one protests
bingxu_ · x · 2026-09-12
Responding to mathematicians' backlash against AI, Bing Xu argues they should learn adaptivity from AI engineers: perhaps only 1-5 engineers worldwide can now write better GPU kernels than AI, yet nobody writes open letters about it — it's simply treated as productivity progress.
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