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Oct 13, 2026

If LLMs Can Speak Mathematics, Where Does the Expert Stand?

Mathematical modeling translates reality into variables, relationships, and constraints. LLMs can assist, but experts ensure the resulting models remain grounded in reality.

AI systems engineering optimization

Feb 24, 2026

In Optimization, LLM Translates. Humans Define.

If you give AI a well-written operations research problem, it will produce the mathematical formulation instantly, which is impressive. But who decided what the problem actually is?

optimization