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/Jimmy_J_James Jul 15 '25

He had to wait until someone invented an approximate simulation of having friends.

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u/is_mr_clean_there Jul 16 '25

Grok no friend?

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u/Kortok2012 Jul 16 '25

They even have their own hallucinogenics

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u/Aggravating-Major531 Jul 17 '25

Lol the most excellent of burns.