Local AI confidently spends all day trying to 'solve' the three-body problem
LankyGuitar6528 · reddit · 2026-11-03
A Reddit user asked their local AI (running Qwen 3.8) to create a visual representation of the three-body problem, expecting frame-by-frame rendering stitched into a clip — instead the model confidently set out to build a real-time simulation.
The owner notes the task is practically impossible: the three-body problem has no general analytical solution, and real-time simulation on consumer hardware isn't feasible. Still, the AI has been grinding on code all day, and the owner can't decide whether to break the news or let it keep trying.
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