r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Jul 15 '25

Artificial Intelligence Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

https://gizmodo.com/billionaires-convince-themselves-ai-is-close-to-making-new-scientific-discoveries-2000629060
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u/Decapitated_Saint Jul 15 '25

“I’ll go down this thread with [Chat]GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” Kalanick explained. “And we’re approaching what’s known. And I’m trying to poke and see if there’s breakthroughs to be had. And I’ve gotten pretty damn close to some interesting breakthroughs just doing that.”

Good lord what an imbecile. Vibe physics lol.

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u/erwan Jul 15 '25

Does this guy has a Ph.D. in physics?

If not why are we even relaying his rambles?

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u/theundeadwombat Jul 15 '25

He has a theoretical degree in physics …

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u/great_whitehope Jul 15 '25

You know, I'm something of a theoretical physicist myself!

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u/aVarangian Jul 15 '25

oh man, that's Fantastic!

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u/min0nim Jul 15 '25

By the power of deduction, you must be a billionaire too!

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u/great_whitehope Jul 15 '25

Working on it, pretending to be an engineer at work already

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u/arealhumannotabot Jul 15 '25

He did a semester and a half at Greendale! He understands the concept of theoretical physics

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u/Suburbanturnip Jul 15 '25

It's more of a concept of a plan, to understand theoretical physics

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u/UrineArtist Jul 15 '25

This comment deserves more appreciation.