Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell (www.wired.com)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 02:34
https://lemmy.world/post/15854078

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cyd@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 02:48 next collapse

Years later, after untold exaflops of computing, the AI’s answer appears on the screen: “Dunno”.

Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee on 27 May 2024 03:06 collapse

“42”

LimpRimble@lemmy.ca on 27 May 2024 03:22 collapse

Ya, ya, but what is the question?

cerement@slrpnk.net on 27 May 2024 03:12 next collapse

AI telling us string theory is that silly string is safe to eat

Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 07:32 collapse

Add glue to your silly strings to weave them into delicious silly rope.

solrize@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 04:10 next collapse

“With four parameters I can fit an elephant, and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk” – John von Neumann.

[deleted] on 27 May 2024 15:36 collapse

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phoneymouse@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 06:55 next collapse

What makes up the strings?

Mrkawfee@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 07:54 collapse

Theoretical physicists

eggymachus@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 2024 07:36 next collapse

Thanks, that was interesting. I kept thinking that this reads like something out of Quanta Magazine, and then at the end there was an attribution to them :)

To all the reflexive AI-downvoters: This is about an application of machine learning, not an LLM. Don’t behave like an advanced autocomplete; think before you click :P

Dark_Dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 May 2024 08:27 next collapse

Then the author could have written the headline as “Machine Learning” instead of clickbaity word like “AI”

Identity3000@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 09:15 collapse

In defence of the author, there is absolutely nothing about the term “AI” that just means “LLM” in an informed context (which is what Wired portends to be). And then the words “machine learning” are literally front and centre in the subtitle.

I don’t see how anyone could misunderstand this unless it was a deliberate misreading… Or else just not attempting to read it at all…

(That said, yes, I do hate the fact that product managers now love to talk about how every single feature is “AI” regardless of what it actually is/does)

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca on 27 May 2024 12:34 collapse

I’m not a reflexive AI downvoter. I’m a reflexive String Theory downvoter.

eggymachus@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 2024 15:12 next collapse

…can’t argue with that

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 May 2024 15:35 collapse

Why not both?

demonsword@lemmy.world on 27 May 2024 14:33 next collapse

archived version

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 May 2024 15:40 collapse

String theory captured the hearts and minds careers of many physicists decades ago because of a lack of empiricism beautiful simplicity.

Improved that somewhat.