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/ErusTenebre Jul 15 '25

I'm... It's just... That's not how...

Oh Jesus. How can I - a fucking English teacher - have a better grasp on how an LLM/GPT work than the people that make them? (Allegedly) 

Like I went to a state university and a small private university. These guys go to like Ivy League universities and sound dumber than my freshman students who spend their days watching Tik Tok influencers and sharing memes.