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Knuth read the output, wrote the formal proof, and closed with: "It seems I'll have to revise my opinions about generative AI one of these days."
In Knuth’s PDF, this quote appears in the opening paragraph, not as the paper’s closing line.
Full reasoning
In the referenced PDF “Claude’s Cycles”, the sentence “It seems that I’ll have to revise my opinions about ‘generative AI’ one of these days.” occurs on the first page in the opening paragraph, immediately after “Shock! Shock!”. (cs.stanford.edu)
The paper’s ending is instead a concluding paragraph (“Hats off to Claude!”), followed by an Appendix and References—it does not end with the “revise my opinions” sentence. (cs.stanford.edu)
So the post is incorrect to say Knuth “closed with” that quote (i.e., used it as the conclusion of the paper).
2 sources
- Claude’s Cycles — Don Knuth (PDF)
Opening lines: “Shock! Shock! … It seems that I’ll have to revise my opinions about ‘generative AI’ one of these days.” (Page 1 / lines 3–7 in the PDF text view).
- Claude’s Cycles — Don Knuth (PDF)
Near the end: “All in all, however, this was definitely an impressive success story… Hats off to Claude! Appendix… References.” (Page 5 / lines ~198–222 in the PDF text view).