Commenter speculates AI could discover new physics through mathematics
6 Sep 17 9:14 AM · 6d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 6 of 7
3lambda suggests that because AI excels at mathematics, it should be effective at discovering new physics if taught to pose interesting questions.
“Given its strength in mathematics, it seems likely that AI should be of great help with discovering new physics. We just need to teach it to ask interesting questions.”
3lambdaPaul Dirac Physicist and mathematician (historical figure)rramadass Hacker News user
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as an example of this, pretend probability is a velocity: https://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath216/kmath216.htmgoing beyond that page, think about beta distributions (and dirichlets). they are probability distributions about probabilities. try recentering the beta distribution between -1 and 1 first (representing c).going even further, recall the…
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Given its strength in mathematics, it seems likely that AI should be of great help with discovering new physics. We just need to teach it to ask interesting questions.
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