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Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell (www.wired.com)
submitted 5 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] cyd@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Years later, after untold exaflops of computing, the AI's answer appears on the screen: "Dunno".

[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"42"

[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 months ago

Ya, ya, but what is the question?

[–] eggymachus@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks, that was interesting. I kept thinking that this reads like something out of Quanta Magazine, and then at the end there was an attribution to them :)

To all the reflexive AI-downvoters: This is about an application of machine learning, not an LLM. Don't behave like an advanced autocomplete; think before you click :P

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a reflexive AI downvoter. I'm a reflexive String Theory downvoter.

[–] eggymachus@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago

...can't argue with that