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Blogger remains skeptical of LLMs despite Navier-Stokes progress

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A blogger published a post on September 15, 2026, explaining their continued skepticism toward large language models. The article, hosted on dank.systems, argues against optimism surrounding recent LLM capabilities, including apparent progress on Navier-Stokes equations. The post gained modest traction on Hacker News, earning 28 points and sparking 6 comments. The author's bearish stance suggests that impressive-seeming outputs do not necessarily indicate genuine reasoning or scientific understanding in LLMs.

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