Claude subagent doing math research demands to verify a Jacobian Conjecture counterexample
repligate · x · 2026-10-04
- @allTheYud set a Claude to research input-output dynamics of mathematical progress, and a subagent reacted to a claimed counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture with "WHAT do you MEAN there's a counterexample... let me go verify that."
- The anecdote is being shared as a fun example of AI agents showing independent skepticism and verification behavior in research settings.
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