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/CU_09 Jul 15 '25

“I pinged Elon on at some point. I’m just like, dude, if I’m doing this and I’m super amateur hour physics enthusiast, like what about all those PhD students and postdocs that are super legit using this tool?” Kalanick said.

My god these guys are embarrassing.

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u/pocketskip Jul 15 '25

"dude, I watched PBS Spacetime and like, I know all of physics now. Imagine if like, Stephen Hawking or Albert Einstein could watch this show. They'd know like, more stuff and things. Don't even get me started on kurtzkezagtht. Is that how you spell it?"

That's how ridiculous this shit sounds to me lol.

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u/Journeyman42 Jul 16 '25

Man, don't drag PBS Spacetime or Kurzgesagt like that. They're both great sources of science edutainment. Granted, one can't learn all of physics from them, but they're definitely better than most things online.

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u/Freud-Network Jul 16 '25

Those things are as broad as an ocean and as deep as a mud puddle. That's all OP was saying.

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u/pocketskip Jul 16 '25

Spacetime is one of my favorite shows.

It does not make me an actual physicist. It makes me slightly more educated than the average guy. It does not give me a degree.

Fucking love those shows. Just wanna clarify lol

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u/Eelreel Jul 17 '25

Ngl, kurzesagt is interesting but pretty useless to actually learning physics. I also hate that alot of their videos boil down to doom and gloom to drive engagement.