Millennium problems become 'low-hanging fruit' once AI solves them, author laments
haider1 · x · 2026-09-20
The author argues people go to bizarre lengths to deny AI's capabilities: even when citing mathematical proofs, skeptics respond that "of course computers do math better than humans," likening it to a pocket calculator. He quips that Millennium Prize Problems somehow become "low-hanging fruit" only after a solution exists — a moving goalpost argument.
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