Roman Yampolskiy: the miracle isn't that AI does math, it's that humans ever could
romanyam · x · 2026-10-07
AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy: "The miracle is not that AI can do advanced mathematics. The miracle is that humans ever could." A perspective-flipping take suggesting human intelligence itself is the truly surprising phenomenon, and AI reproducing math ability is the expected outcome.
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