Proof of Concept
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A proof of concept (PoC) is a small-scale test or demonstration used to verify that an idea, technology, or method is practical and technically feasible before investing full resources into it.
Via: If you read one thing this weekend, make it Rivka Galchen’s “Proof of Concept” in The New Yorker. She follows Terence Tao and fellow mathematicians as they ask: If AI can get us to the answer without getting stuck, where will we learn what getting stuck used to teach us? https://x.com/Anuraag_Shukla/status/2118259856960528748