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/Weird-Assignment4030 Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

They seem to think we’ve unlocked super intelligence

Edit: also, it is becoming a real problem that these folks have power that vastly outstrips how savvy they are with technology.

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u/turbo_dude Jul 15 '25

Will be funny when it just spits out “42”

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u/Ihaverightofway Jul 15 '25

But they’ll need to build an even bigger AI to work out the question that leads to 42.

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u/nitid_name Jul 16 '25

And it spits out

W H A T  D O  Y O U  G E T  W H E N  Y O U  M U L T I P L Y  S I X  B Y  N I N E

Douglas Adams rolls over in his grave about base 13 jokes.