Andrew Ng: Math Feels Conquered, Yet LLMs Still Suck at Writing
andrewgwils · x · 2026-09-22
Andrew Ng points out a counterintuitive contrast: while LLMs are starting to make math feel "conquered," they still struggle with writing — even though chat was the very capability that drove LLMs' popularity and investment in the first place.
The observation highlights a mismatch between how model capabilities have evolved and the original commercial narrative around them.
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