'This is my quant' gets roasted: can the model solve 24 from 3, 3, 8, 8?

markchen90 · x · 2026-10-24

swyx shared a model demo joking 'this is my quant,' and markchen90 quoted back with a challenge: 'Ok cool but can he make 24 from 3, 3, 8, 8?'

The 3-3-8-8 puzzle is a famously hard 24 game instance (unique solution 8/(3-8/3) requires fractional intermediates), a classic stress test for symbolic reasoning. A typical AI-circle meme exchange.

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