Jeremy Howard questions whether math-solving skill generalizes to other problems
jeremyphoward · x · 2026-10-28
fast.ai founder Jeremy Howard pushed back on Anthropic researcher Blanche Minerva, who noted current models can't solve ETH or Quasi-Riemann — referring to an unreleased model. Howard argues there's no strong reason to believe solving math problems is a skill that generalizes much to other problem domains, a notable debate on math benchmarks vs. general capability.
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