GPT's math results show credit diffusing across thousands: the age of heroes is ending
sandersted · x · 2026-10-08
Commenting on GPT's math results, sandersted argues they exemplify life's long arc of increasing cooperation and specialization: credit belongs to no single mind but diffuses across the thousands who published math papers, wrote code, manufactured chips and built data centers — "the age of heroes is ending."
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