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AI Agents Are Mathematically Incapable of Doing Functional Work, Paper Finds

Frank Landymore

created: Jan. 26, 2026, 1:59 p.m. | updated: Feb. 5, 2026, 1:35 p.m.

The paper, which has not been peer reviewed, was written by Vishal Sikka, a former CTO at the German software giant SAP, and his son Varin Sikka. “There is no way they can be reliable,” Vishal Sikka told Wired. When asked by the interviewer, Sikka also agreed that we should forget about AI agents running nuclear power plants and other strident promises thrown around by AI boosters. AI leaders insist that stronger guardrails external to the AI models can filter out the hallucinations. More on AI: OnlyFans Rival Seemingly Succumbs to AI Psychosis, Which We Dare You to Try Explain to Your Parents

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