Lisa Randall
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So large language models are more or less like generalizations of stuff that we have. So the question is, so there's still breakthroughs in AI waiting to happen, and maybe they are happening, and maybe they'll be good, maybe not. But that's not quite the same. I mean, maybe in some cases, it's just pattern recognition that leads to important things.
So large language models are more or less like generalizations of stuff that we have. So the question is, so there's still breakthroughs in AI waiting to happen, and maybe they are happening, and maybe they'll be good, maybe not. But that's not quite the same. I mean, maybe in some cases, it's just pattern recognition that leads to important things.
But sometimes it could be something more insightful than that, that I can't even put my finger on. So it forces us to... I mean, we don't really understand how smart we are. We don't understand how we think about things all that well, actually. But one thing is true, though. We are a lot more efficient right now than computers in coming up with things. We require a lot less energy to do that.
But sometimes it could be something more insightful than that, that I can't even put my finger on. So it forces us to... I mean, we don't really understand how smart we are. We don't understand how we think about things all that well, actually. But one thing is true, though. We are a lot more efficient right now than computers in coming up with things. We require a lot less energy to do that.
But sometimes it could be something more insightful than that, that I can't even put my finger on. So it forces us to... I mean, we don't really understand how smart we are. We don't understand how we think about things all that well, actually. But one thing is true, though. We are a lot more efficient right now than computers in coming up with things. We require a lot less energy to do that.
So if computers figure out how to do that, then it's going to be a totally different ballgame. And so there are clearly kinds of connections that we don't know how we're making, but we are making them. And so... That's going to be interesting. So, you know, I say we're in early stages, but this is changing very rapidly.
So if computers figure out how to do that, then it's going to be a totally different ballgame. And so there are clearly kinds of connections that we don't know how we're making, but we are making them. And so... That's going to be interesting. So, you know, I say we're in early stages, but this is changing very rapidly.
So if computers figure out how to do that, then it's going to be a totally different ballgame. And so there are clearly kinds of connections that we don't know how we're making, but we are making them. And so... That's going to be interesting. So, you know, I say we're in early stages, but this is changing very rapidly.
But right now, I don't think that it's actually, you know, discovered like new laws of physics, but could it in the future? Maybe it can.
But right now, I don't think that it's actually, you know, discovered like new laws of physics, but could it in the future? Maybe it can.
But right now, I don't think that it's actually, you know, discovered like new laws of physics, but could it in the future? Maybe it can.
So there are sort of abstract questions like that. There's also questions of how is it that we can address to some extent, you know, how will AI be used in the context of the world we live in, which is based on, you know, at least our country is based on capitalism and a certain political system. And how will global politics deal with it? How will... our capitalist system deal with it?
So there are sort of abstract questions like that. There's also questions of how is it that we can address to some extent, you know, how will AI be used in the context of the world we live in, which is based on, you know, at least our country is based on capitalism and a certain political system. And how will global politics deal with it? How will... our capitalist system deal with it?
So there are sort of abstract questions like that. There's also questions of how is it that we can address to some extent, you know, how will AI be used in the context of the world we live in, which is based on, you know, at least our country is based on capitalism and a certain political system. And how will global politics deal with it? How will... our capitalist system deal with it?
What will be the things that we focus on doing with it? How much will researchers get control over to be able to ask different sorts of questions? I mean, you know, while it was starting out, people were doing these kind of toy problems, but what will it actually be applied to and what will it be optimized to do? There's a lot of questions out there that it's really important we start addressing.
What will be the things that we focus on doing with it? How much will researchers get control over to be able to ask different sorts of questions? I mean, you know, while it was starting out, people were doing these kind of toy problems, but what will it actually be applied to and what will it be optimized to do? There's a lot of questions out there that it's really important we start addressing.
What will be the things that we focus on doing with it? How much will researchers get control over to be able to ask different sorts of questions? I mean, you know, while it was starting out, people were doing these kind of toy problems, but what will it actually be applied to and what will it be optimized to do? There's a lot of questions out there that it's really important we start addressing.
So is it what's the most beautiful unsolved problem or what is the most beautiful unsolved problem I think we can make progress on?
So is it what's the most beautiful unsolved problem or what is the most beautiful unsolved problem I think we can make progress on?
So is it what's the most beautiful unsolved problem or what is the most beautiful unsolved problem I think we can make progress on?