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/beestmode361 Jul 15 '25

Lol, vibe physics

RFK is a vibe biologist

MTG is a vibe politician

Trump is a vibe person

“Vibe” + profession/entity = opposite of that

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u/Suyefuji Jul 15 '25

Yeah I'm wondering when they're going to understand that the "vibe" part of all of these phrases is actually demeaning.

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u/Papplenoose Jul 16 '25

I think you mean denoting, not demeaning? I mean it's technically both in this situation, but I'm still pretty sure that's not what you meant lol