"If AI solves math humans can't understand, it's worthless" — not so fast
flowersslop · x · 2026-11-03
Responding to the claim that AI solutions are worthless if humans can't understand them, flowersslop argues the opposite: human cognition may simply not be equipped to comprehend reality in its entirety, and failing to grasp an AI-derived proof may be a limitation of our own "ape brain," not a flaw in the solution.
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