"New world record" in integer multiplication breaks O(n log n) bound — or does it?
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-15
A quoted post claims a new world record in integer multiplication, breaking the conditional O(n log n) bound via "Schönhage alternating carrier tensors," complete with mock-rigorous numbers: κ ≈ 4.1310765e-5 (> 2⁻¹⁵), 377,890 "physical wires" saved, and 185 "carrier roles" eliminated.
The jargon-pileup and absurd figures read as a parody of benchmark-chasing culture; the OP amplifies it with "And they fall..."
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