Neuroscience paper: AI model derives solution once deemed analytically intractable
scottleibrand · x · 2026-10-10
A neuroscience paper (shared by Andrew Curran) reports the author had assumed a problem was analytically intractable—until a model, after 100 minutes of independent extended thinking, produced a derivation whose self-consistent solution matched simulations of large networks. Digging deeper with AI assistance, the author arrived at a physically transparent derivation.
The author notes many theoretical scientists are anxious about AI, but argues AI could unlock understanding of high-dimensional brain computations we've only gestured toward—and he's excited rather than worried.
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