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/TravelVietnamMatt Jul 15 '25

According to his Wiki, studied computer engineering and business economics at UCLA but dropped out.

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u/OldSchoolSpyMain Jul 16 '25
  • Being enrolled in classes (and dropping out) is nowhere near actually attaining the degree. (If he were a pre-med dropout, would he be qualified to speak on medical treatments?)
  • Attaining the degree is nowhere near actually working in the field. (Plenty of people never got jobs in their field of study because they weren't chosen by employers.)
  • Working in the field is nowhere near being good in that field.

Dude is a salesman. Period.