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Re:An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem–by aski... by tptacek on Sunday April 26, 2026 @04:32PM (#47914044)
I'm really not interested in this Calvinball argument where we try to conclude whether or not LLMs can do math by avoiding as much as possible actually doing math.

Obviously, they can do math.

Re:An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem–by aski... by 0xBA5ED on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:30PM (#47914771)
A concise problem that requires actual logic will naturally seem a bit convoluted, but an intelligent being can sit down and work it out logically. Anyway, it's not an argument. It's empirical evidence that supports my argument. You have chosen to ignore it or otherwise rationalize it away. Nothing I can do about that.
Re:An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem–by aski... by tptacek on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:39PM (#47914864)
I'm comfortable with what the thread says about our respective arguments at this point. Thanks!