Researcher: Using AI to Shave an Algorithm's Exponent from 1 to 0.99999 Is 'Math Slop'
MikePFrank · x · 2026-10-09
MikePFrank criticizes spending AI tokens optimizing an exponent of an astronomically impractical algorithm from 1 to 0.99999, calling it "mathematical slop" that only demonstrates poor judgment about what's worth working on — a commentary on research taste in the AI era.
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