# Top mathematicians say LLMs are strong calculators but poor creative thinkers

> Top mathematicians say LLMs are strong calculators but poor creative thinkers LLMs can't jump, Part II. Mathematicians Timothy Gowers and Peter Sarnak credit large language models with serious math skills but see hard…

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- **Published:** 2026-08-16
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
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