Critics Slam $10M AI Math Contest Spending, Calling Human vs AI Comparisons Category Mistakes
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-23
Critic gerardsans questioned an AI-math-related initiative reportedly costing around $10M, saying the money could have changed many lives and questioning who benefited beyond a few egos. He argues the core problem is allowing category-mistake comparisons between AI and humans — comparisons nobody would accept between millisecond algorithms and people.
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