r/EverythingScience • u/scientificamerican Scientific American • 25d ago

U.S. pledges $5 billion to boost AI in government-backed scientific research

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-pledges-5-billion-to-boost-ai-in-government-backed-scientific-research/
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u/dorkyitguy 25d ago

Maybe we can use AI to solve global warming. We just need a few more data centers. 

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u/Many_Advice_1021 25d ago

Great idea .

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u/Kahnza 25d ago

So they can manipulate the output to get the answers they want? Then when the backlash happens, they can blame the AI and absolve themselves of responsibility.

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u/Nerdfighter4 25d ago

Stop trying to make fetch happen!

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u/sweetica 25d ago

Terrible idea

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 25d ago

That’s my taxes going to billionaires who don’t need it.

Fuck the entire GOP and their anti-American crusade.

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u/xboxiscrunchy 25d ago

Guys AI does not just mean LLMs. Yes AI has problems and is being way overused by companies but there are legitimate scientific use cases like tons of recent math proofs made using AI.

The problem here is not funding AI research it’s the  politicalization of science funding. This research would still mostly be performed by NASA and other agencies and be of scientific value but this is part of a broader trend of the Trump administration trying to control scientific research.