"Math Is a Subfield of Biophysics": AI Twitter Mocks Grandiose Reductionism
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-09-30
After Plinz tweeted that "in time, people will recognize that mathematics is a subfield of AI," Joseph Jacks shot back: "No. Math is a subfield of biophysics." — a reductio ad absurdum poking fun at grandiose "X is a subfield of Y" claims.
The exchange carries meme value in AI circles, reflecting the current wave of overreaching declarations about AI's relationship to other disciplines.
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