Investigating Cleo | Notion
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Cleo is a popular and controversial figure on Mathematics Stack Exchange (which is kinda like a math help forum) due to her method of providing answers. Between 2013 and 2016, Cleo posted numerous mathematical solutions to integral questions, often without any accompanying explanation or proof only a few hours after the original question was posted. This led to debates within the community about the usefulness of such answers and how she could have arrived at such answers at extraordinary speeds. Some users felt that answers without explanations did not contribute to the educational purpose of the platform and were akin to looking up results in an integral table. Others admired the speed and brilliance of Cleo’s solutions despite the lack of steps.
