The meme hitting a nerve: "this problem could have been solved without AI"
alejandroll10 · x · 2026-10-10
A meme circulating in AI circles: "this problem could have been solved without AI" — guy working on the problem since 1985.
It pokes fun at a familiar dynamic: domain veterans with decades of tenure often insist traditional methods were sufficient all along, even after AI has actually solved the problem, understating the efficiency gap.
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