Yacine on why AI is great at math but bad at coding — and says he might build a better model
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-28
Notable AI practitioner Yacine tweeted that he can't understand how AI can be so good at math yet so bad at programming.
He then followed up: "I understand precisely how. I should honestly just try to make a better model. It probably isn't hard" — a half-joking remark about building a better coding model himself.
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