'LLMs Are Completely Useless for Math' — Sarcastic Jab Fuels Euclid Thought-Experiment Debate
cloneofsimo · x · 2026-09-26
Continuing the 'math corpus vs frontier LLM back to Euclid' thought experiment, the author sarcastically echoes the opposing camp's stance — 'LLMs are completely useless for accelerating mathematics, and if you disagree you failed my test' — quipping that such phrasing is 'something LeCun would say.' The post adds to the ongoing debate over LLMs' real value in mathematical research.
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